[nagdu] Exemption for Private Clubs and Religious Organizations

[Marion Gwizdala]

Dear All,
    The ADA specifically exempt private clubs and religious organizations 
from the provisions of the Act. Here is what it says:

"The provisions of this title shall not apply to private clubs or 
establishments exempted from coverage under title II of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000- a(e)) or to religious organizations or entities controlled by 
religious organizations, including places of worship." (42 USC 12187)



Fraternally yours,

Marion Gwizdala








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Victim or Advocate?


>I think personally that churches are a sort of strange arrangement. They 
>accept the public, but churches includes all religious places of worship in 
>the law, I would assume. I do not know this for a fact. But, for instance, 
>you can't take a service animal into a mosque. If you can exempt a place of 
>worship such as that, then you would have to probably exempt places of 
>worship. Marion may be more knowledgeable about this than I am though. I 
>agree with you though.
>
> Cindy
>
> On Dec 28, 2011, at 3:32 PM, Sheila Leigland wrote:
>
>> Hi cindy unfortunately I wrote that post before checking it out thorougly 
>> because I'm in agreement with you and marion about all of this. The only 
>> thing I was speaking to was that a handler is responsible for his or her 
>> dog's behavior which I thought that was what doug was speaking about. I 
>> appoligize or the misunderstanding. I don't want service dogs barred from 
>> anywhere the public is allowed. In some ways it bothers me that churches 
>> are for example exempted from the law because the public is allowed in 
>> them. To me it doesn't make sense.
>>
>> Sheila Leiglan d
>>
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