tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post112930304756827076..comments2024-01-05T02:49:13.756-06:00Comments on Out of the Binjo Ditch: In the "Odd News" part of Yahoo! NewsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15148864091827107809noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1129510459694162232005-10-16T18:54:00.000-06:002005-10-16T18:54:00.000-06:00My experience has been that it doesn't give people...My experience has been that it doesn't give people a pass to do whatever they want. I think this claim is frivolous & won't be covered by the ADA. First she has to show that she has a disability recognized under the ADA, which is a physical or mental impairment that restricts a major life activity. Without researching it, I can't say if PTSD (if that's what she claims she has) is covered. Then, she's not being denied any services, programs or activities. If they wouldn't let her take anxiety meds, then maybe she'd have a case, but keeping a pet in a dorm isn't exactly a denial of services!<BR/><BR/>The purpose of the ADA is to make the day-to-day experiences of people with disabilities comparable to those without disabilities and to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities & for the most part, I think that's how the law has been applied. Frankly, I don't see what the discrimination is here. None of the students are allowed to have pets (and with good reason - ferrets are pretty smelly, nasty little creatures & I should know. I used to own one!), so there's no discrimination there. Unless Suzy Q was allowed to have her cat & they're not letting Mary Melodramatic have her ferret. My money's with the university here.red.hot.mamma!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16009079438690150776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1129503963382695522005-10-16T17:06:00.000-06:002005-10-16T17:06:00.000-06:00I don't think anybody imagined, when ADA was passe...I don't think anybody imagined, when ADA was passed, with a vision of making it easier for wheelchair bound people to get around, or for blind people to be accommodated with special computers, and that kind of thing, that ADA would eventually become a pass to everybody to do exactly what he or she wants, and to pass the cost and convenience on to society at large. Feh!Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692907969177893526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1129338092944381742005-10-14T19:01:00.000-06:002005-10-14T19:01:00.000-06:00Not ADEA - that's Age Discrimination in Employment...Not ADEA - that's Age Discrimination in Employment Act. And I very, very seriously doubt this ADA claim will work AT ALL. I spent the summer working on ADA stuff, reading the ADA, measuring bathrooms, doing research on whether or not obesity is covered under the ADA (it is, but mostly only if it's accompanied by other physical impairments that inhibit a major life activity). As far as I can tell, she doesn't even have a disability under the ADA, so yeah, uhm, summary judgment, anyone?red.hot.mamma!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16009079438690150776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1129326705638668382005-10-14T15:51:00.000-06:002005-10-14T15:51:00.000-06:00someone tried to bring a keg into my freshman dorm...someone tried to bring a keg into my freshman dorm once. could he have brought an ADEA claim for that?particlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833041062289465946noreply@blogger.com