[blindlaw] Discriminating Signs

[Brian Langlois]

The sign may have been installed at the request of another blind resident or 
his/her family.
In my old neighbourhood, there was a "blind child" sign which was near a 
crossing I had to frequently make. How embarrassing.
Brian L.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Harpur" <paulharpur at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Discriminating Signs


> The council might think they are being helpful so I would start being nice
> about it and just ask them to remove it.
> Considering this is a public post I could not suggest vandalising 
> government
> property by having some friends around for dinner one night, and then 
> around
> 2 AM going across the street with friends with the appropriate equipment 
> and
> cutting the sign down.  I would further not suggest having a friend with a
> car dispose of the sign in an industrial bin a few miles from your home.
> Such direct action would of course be unlawful and should not be
> recommended.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bill Reif
> Sent: Monday, 12 September 2011 9:53 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Discriminating Signs
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> I don't know in what manner the sign can be said to discriminate.  I'm
> sure that whoever put it up has the mistaken belief that drivers in the
> area may be more cautious about hitting you.
>
> There is nevertheless much objectionable about such a sign.  It
> signifies that you are owed some special degree of care, and can't look
> out for yourself.  Of more concern is the message such a sign would send
> criminals of various sorts.  Were I a criminal, I would relish the
> opportunity to wait for someone who can't visually identify me.  I could
> thus sneak in behind them to do whatever I cared to with them or their
> property; and they would have no way of picking me out of a lineup or
> even providing a description in the absence of other witnesses.  Please
> demand that the City remove its inadvertent way of making you a target.
>
> cordially,
> Bill
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> On 9/11/2011 5:02 PM, Leslie Fairall wrote:
>> Hello:
>>
>> I have moved to the state of Rhode Island to take another position.
>> I'm renting a single family residence and have lived here for a month.
>>
>> To my horror, the town of Cranston has erected a sign that says "blind
>> person" directly across the street from my home. I would not have
>> known this if a friend of mine who picks me up for church hadn't told
>> me. It is a bright yellow sign with black lettering.
>>
>> I will be contacting City Hall both by phone and in writing to have
>> the sign removed. I have a few questions.
>>
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>> 1. Would this be considered discrimination under the Americans with
>> Disabilities or some other act?
>> 2. Is singling out a person because of disability a form of
>> discrimination? My knee-jerk reaction is yes, but I want to get the
>> facts straight.
>> 3. What is a reasonable timeframe to request that the sign be removed?
>> In my rough draft, I stated seven days.
>>
>> 4. Are their any other points I should make that would strongly
>> encourage them to remove the sign?
>>
>> Thanks for any and all advice.
>>
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