[blindlaw] Help with car rentals

[Scott Greenblatt]

Thank you for explaining how to get around this problem that this gentleman is having here in New York but I believe he's interested in filing a complaint and wants to know under what case law or statute he has the right to rent a car as a visually impaired person. If someone could please identify what controlling laws govern this issue I would be most appreciative. I am trying to help a local attorney, and make a good impression on him, so that we can work together in the future.


Sincerely,
   Scott Greenblatt 
sgreenblatt76 at gmail.com

> On Nov 19, 2014, at 8:12 PM, "Rod Alcidonis, Esquire" <Attorney at alcidonislaw.com> wrote:
> 
> Most car rental companies have a specific department for booking rentals for individuals with disability. I have booked multiple cars under my name with a driver accompanying me at the time of pickup. When you call the number, you need to ask for that department, or Google the name of the company with disability rental in the search.
> 
> Rod
> -----Original Message----- From: Scott Greenblatt via blindlaw
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 4:05 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Help with car rentals
> 
> I was wondering if anyone on this list knows the legality regarding car rental to persons with visual impairments. I'm in Westchester County New York and I heard of a gentleman who is vision impaired trying to rent a car for his cited daughter to drive. He was clear to both companies that he was not going to be driving the car himself but was going to get it purely for his daughter to drive them around. He was refused by both enterprise Rent-A-Car and Avis on two separate occasions. I am currently not working in New York and therefore have no access to legal research tools; I am hoping that someone could provide me with either case law or statute citations to the laws regarding car rental to persons with visual impairments. The gentleman was told by both car rental companies that it was against their policy to rent it to him due to his lack of sight. Thank you for any assistance with this matter.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
>  Scott Greenblatt
> sgreenblatt76 at gmail.com
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