tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post2093454569596619508..comments2024-03-27T03:13:42.345-04:00Comments on The Legal Roller Coaster: He Said / She Said: A Conversation About The ADA’s Applicability To The Amusement IndustryErik H. Beard, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12021548329555288575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-48650692129520584542014-12-22T01:16:50.844-05:002014-12-22T01:16:50.844-05:00I have been in a legal battle with one of the 3 bi...I have been in a legal battle with one of the 3 biggest theme parks in Orlando Florida since 2008 - The City of Orlando got a summary judgement on 2 days before the 6th anniversary of the incident. The attorney implied that I was a drunken drug addict - even though no sobriety test was done and no blood was taken to prove I was not intoxicated. I have Multiple Sclerosis, Fibro, TMJ, Anxiety etc. I was in the Handicapped viewing area - when I was asked if I could be there I was told by a female security guard it was told that it was for people in wheelchairs and their families only - but I could ask the gentleman in charge. I was told yes - but I had to stand by the back fence. My husband is a photographer and I could see him - so I went to tell him where I was and when I was returning to the fence "The power of Love" came on and I made sure that was not blocking anyone. The gentleman that let me stay in the handicapped area came and asked me to follow him - he said he had been watching me walk all over the area - and not staying by the fence as directed. I told him respectfully not one or two but three times that I did have MS. I offered to take him to my husband aso he could verify that I was sick, he said no. I told him that I would leave since I could tell I would not change his mind. As I was leaving the security guard that I had originally asked if I could be there said - quite aggressive - you have to leave - I was very frustrated and said in a not so graceful way I was leaving. I did not change my pace, walk toward her, get in her face, walk away and then walk back just said what I said and went on. She alerted a Orlando Police Department officer and as I was exiting the handicapped area he reached out grabbed my left arm... Not know who it was (he did not announce himself and I was in a crowd) I hit his arm and said get your hand off me - he grabbed my feet and bounced my head off the concrete. He dragged me up (in an sworn statement said that I was fighting, resisting) but I was stumbling since I had almost been knocked out. He parked me on a bench - yelled what have you done, what have you taken? I told him I have not done or taken anything. His reply was - well it does not matter you are under arrest. When I told him be careful I have MS (when he was dragging me) he said - what does MS have to do with anything. He also said - it was not his job to serve and protect but enforce and I needed enforcing - I was a mean drunk (even though I was not drunk). We He wrote the police report the security guard that had alerted him was IN HIS CRUISER. His report was total fiction - purgery<br /><br />Now the theme park is saying that I was kicked out of the handicapped area by a man that has since passed. He was 16 years my senior - the YOUNG man that said I had lied (not kicked me out of the area) was probably 16 years my junior. (Purgery) Also my husband and I knew the man that they are lying and saying I dealt with. Shame on them for taking a tragic situation and using it to cover up their error. There statements say they are not responsible for the behavior of the officer even though it happened on private property and the ADA states that they are to provide a safe environment for all guests = healthy, visible disabilities and invisible disabilities.Mitzi Evans Gienapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761256384000413326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-74885916992613345132014-09-23T03:26:26.741-04:002014-09-23T03:26:26.741-04:00Additionally observe that the actual ADA limitatio...Additionally observe that the actual ADA limitations who are able to request the handicapped individual regarding their own impairment, as well as the number of occasions you are able to "bring this upward. inch It is underneath the group of "Service Animals" (canines), however We picture a person men understand much better about this compared to I actually do!<br /><br /><a href="http://dianfenglol.co.uk/" rel="nofollow"><strong>lol代练</strong></a> <a href="http://fifa14.mmo18.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>FIFA 15 UT Coins</strong></a> <a href="http://lol.mmo18.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>LOL Boosting</strong></a><br>cheap fifa coinshttp://fifa14.mmo18.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-16423482014242864152014-07-06T11:16:51.369-04:002014-07-06T11:16:51.369-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197106678887251421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-86204504753909260712013-10-16T14:41:25.494-04:002013-10-16T14:41:25.494-04:00Also note that the ADA limits who can ask a disabl...Also note that the ADA limits who can ask a disabled person about their disability, and how many times you can "bring it up." It's under the category of "Service Animals" (dogs), but I imagine you guys know better about that than I do!<br /><br />I have to think that either now--or eventually--there may be restrictions as to whether the individual operators of EVERY SINGLE RIDE are supposed to ask a person about their disability.<br /><br />Boothby171https://www.blogger.com/profile/06988948433047453335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-54187792206907809022013-10-16T14:32:53.530-04:002013-10-16T14:32:53.530-04:00There are specifications, such as ASTM F2291 and t...There are specifications, such as ASTM F2291 and the European EN 13814 that define the ride category ("Area") and the necessary restraints on patrons, all based on accelerations--their magnitudes and their directions. When a company designs and builds a ride, this Category/Area MUST be defined and documented. This seems like a good place to start regarding how to set limits on the degree of physical limitation or disability of a person wishing to go on a particular ride.<br /><br />It's eventually going to be a matter of acceleration vector vs. restraint type vs. disability level.Boothby171https://www.blogger.com/profile/06988948433047453335noreply@blogger.com