[nabs-l] some descrimination

[Jedi]

Andrew,

The united States has the Americans with Disabilities Act which says 
that they can't discriminate against you based on disability. Even if 
steps were a problem for you, the law requires that the conference 
facilities need to be accessible since it's a public place. I'm 
guessing however, that steps aren't a problem for you. The ADA also 
states that you have a right to refuse accommodations that yu don't 
want or need. If the conference provides someone to assist you and you 
don't want/or need such assistance, you do have the right to say no and 
still attend the conference. I hope that helps.

Respectfully,
Jedi
Original message:
> Hi all

> I hope things are going well for you.

> I am from Canada and stuff.

> Anyway I have been running into some descrimination from a place in
> the states where I was going to or was sapost to go to for a
> conference.

> The man who sent it in feels bad about what has happened. The man that
> I am talking about lives in canada.

> Anyway he sent  my name and stuff in for the conference. I  all of a
> sudden got a call from him one day to say he got an email from the
> place in new york. the place is called waverly. I at least the city is
> waverly. I  got turned away because of my blindness because they were
> talking about i think steps and stuff.  the person did email back  and
> said there would be soe somebody with me but they still turned me
> down.

> I would like to go to future conferences but I am  not sure what to do.

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