[blindLaw] Civil rights complaints from non-students

[Sanho Steele-Louchart]

Hello,

There are several reasons why this is not the best forum to discuss a
potential case. If you're interested in legal advice, I would strongly
recommend seeking counsel from your state's disability rights
organization or a similar entity.

As a practical matter, it might be worth reaching out to the
university to discuss making the equipment accessible using things
like bump dots before filing a complaint that the machines don't talk,
etcetera.



On 2/5/22, Kimberly Cannon via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi friends, I do not hold a degree nor any legal claim to work as an
> attorney, but I wanted to chime in on this conversations from the
> perspective of one with experience and knowledge on this subject. Here is
> my
> humble input:
> 1. You do not have to identify as a student nor staff person to file a
> complaint.
> 2. The mere fact that you are a registered patron and in-user of the
> facility gives you legal right to present your concern.
> 3. You reserve the right to file a complaint based on the protected class
> (whatever that might be) that prevents you in ways your counter parts are
> not restricted using the same or similar resources based on the nature of
> their purpose. Note: The University however can claim it is a private
> institution and your claim may be dismissed on permissible purpose. In
> other
> words, the university might be able to state they allow you to use the
> facility as a courtesy which implies you might have less clout since you
> are
> not a student or staff of the institution. My adice, no matter the
> opposition, pursue what you believe in as it might be the game-changer to
> assist so many others in the future.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Justin Harford
> via
> BlindLaw
> Sent: Thursday, February 3, 2022 3:10 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Justin Harford <blindstein at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blindLaw] Civil rights complaints from non-students
>
> Hello
>
> I think that I am being negatively impacted by the fact that the recreation
> center at the university near me is procuring inaccessible equipment. I
> have
> brought to their attention and they claim that they don't know of any, even
> though I have defined accessibility within a pretty broad framework. I am
> neither a student or staff, just a member of the recreation center. Could I
> file an OCR complaint?
>
> Justin Harford (he/him/his)
>
> program Coordinator (NCDE)
>
> Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
>
> 132 E Broadway Suite 343
>
> Eugene OR 97401
>
> 541-343-1284 ext 1014 (voice)
>
> jharford at miusa.org (email)
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
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