[blindlaw] Discriminating Signs

[Beth]

That's ridiculous!  A sign?  What?  That thing needs to go.  Bill 
had a good point.  When I moved into my place in Denver, nobody 
hung up a sign, and so people leave me in peace.
Beth

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Reif <billreif at ameritech.net
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:53:03 -0500
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Discriminating Signs

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


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.


 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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