[blindlaw] ADA & Parole

[adrijana prokopenko]

I sent this to a friend and he replied with the following.

The contact he needs to make is with an attorney who specializes in
ADA law, and consult them on that. It sounds like he is a criminal
lawyer, but needs some help from somebody who specializes in civil
law, with a strong background in the ADA.

On 1/17/18, Daniel McBride via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Tim Elder, Scott LaBar & List Colleagues,
>
> I am trying to assist a client who is up for parole from the Texas
> penitentiary and she is seeking a place to which she can parole. In
> previous
> times of incarceration, she was paroled and accepted into a transition
> program operated by Catholic Charities.
>
> I have been communicating with that program again and they have rejected
> her
> because she is now handicapped and will have difficulty climbing stairs in
> order to reach their female sleeping quarters.
>
> I replied to the Sister working intake that, before I communicate their
> response to the client, I respectfully asked that she consult with their
> legal or human resources program about the issue.
>
> Was it proper to make that suggestion? Under the Americans With
> Disabilities
> Act, is there anything that would prohibit Catholic Charities from denying
> her access to their program solely on the basis of her handicap?
>
> I appreciate all comments for some direction here.
>
> Daniel McBride, Attorney
> Fort Worth
>
>
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