[Travelandtourism] ADA Suit Against Disney May Expand
David Andrews
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Sun Aug 31 19:36:35 UTC 2014
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>Tebockhorst Cc: Mark Jones Subject:
>[Travelandtourism] ADA Suit Against Disney May
>Expand This was posted yesterday on
>www.disabilityscoop.com
><http://www.disabilityscoop.com>
><http://www.disabilityscoop.com> and online
>e-newsmagazine. Now for those of us, who went to
>Epcot this past summer, the Travel and Tourism
>Officers did go, we had some issues not with the
>rides, but other things, we are working with
>Mark Jones about. I have to say that when we
>were in Orlando, we didn't have an issues with
>the rides, but you never know. Here is the
>story, and Mark if you can chime in after the
>holiday or whenever you can. I am still waiting
>for you to get back to me to give you
>information with our credit card. Anyway, here
>is the article. The number of families looking
>to sue Disney over changes to its theme park
>access policy for people with disabilities is
>growing substantially. An additional 30 families
>including 36 individuals with disabilities are
>seeking to join a lawsuit originally filed this
>spring that accuses Walt Disney Parks and
>Resorts of violating the Americans with
>Disabilities Act by failing to accommodate their
>special needs. Initially, 14 families including
>16 people with disabilities were part of the
>lawsuit. The allegations stem from modifications
>last fall to Disney's procedures for
>accommodating visitors with disabilities. Prior
>to the change, those with special needs were
>provided passes that often allowed them and
>their guests to skip to the front of long lines
>for park attractions. Now, however, individuals
>with disabilities can schedule a return time for
>rides based on current wait times. Disney
>officials said the changes were necessary
>following "widespread" abuse of the old system.
>Since the new policy took effect, the families
>say in their lawsuit that visits to Disney theme
>parks have been marked by long waits and
>difficult interactions with Disney employees.
>What's more, the suit cites cases of kids with
>developmental disabilities who have experienced
>meltdowns allegedly because they could not
>handle waiting for rides. After the initial
>complaint was filed earlier this year, attorneys
>for the families "received an outpouring of
>phone calls and emails" from others who were
>similarly affected by changes to the disability
>access policy at Disneyland and Disney World,
>according to documents filed with the U.S.
>District Court for the Central District of
>California this week. "Most of the victims
>wanted to offer cheers of support and witness
>assistance; some were in search of counsel.
>Ultimately, the undersigned counsel agreed to
>represent many of them," the attorneys, Andy
>Dogali and Eugene Feldman, wrote. Disney
>vehemently denied the allegations in a court
>filing last month saying that "all guests with
>disabilities are provided the level of
>accommodation required by law." At that time,
>the company requested that the lawsuit be
>dismissed. Attorneys for Disney have indicated
>they will fight efforts to add more families to
>the case when the issue goes before the court in
>October. The case is not expected to go to trial
>until 2016. Cheryl Echevarria, President
>National Federation of the Blind's Travel and
>Tourism Division A proud division of the
>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND - "Live the
>life you want" www.nfbtravel.org
><http://www.nfbtravel.org> 631-236-5138
>cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
><mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> The National
>Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is
>not the characteristic that defines you or your
>future. Every day we raise the expectations of
>blind people, because low expectations create
>obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
>You can have the life you want; blindness is not
>what holds you back. Cheryl Echevarria is also
>the owner of Echevarria Travel
>www.echevarriatravel.com
><http://www.echevarriatravel.com> ; 631-456-5394
>or reservations at echevarriatravel.com
><mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
>and has partnered with Braille Smith.
>www.braillesmith.com
><http://www.braillesmith.com> for all her
>braille needs. Gail Smith is the Secretary of
>the NFB of Alabama
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