A week or so ago, news broke of another
ride-related ADA lawsuit alleging that a park’s disabled guest access policy is
unlawfully discriminatory. As those of you
who read the blog or who know me can attest, I think these kinds of lawsuits
are going to be more frequent and more important to our industry for a host of
reasons, most of which are discussed below.
After hearing about this latest filing, I took the opportunity to run
some thoughts through a fellow lawyer, Julie Mills, of Columbus, Ohio. Julie has a mobility disability after a
vehicle accident, and more than a decade of experience “living and lawyering” the
barriers and accessibility portions of the ADA.
She authors a blog, The ADA:Titles II and III.
Given her background and experience, I
was very interested to get her take on the recent lawsuits and the ADA’s
application to the amusement industry.
Our conversation raised some interesting issues that I thought would be
worthwhile to share.