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Re: Pull Station Height
I once considered spilling hot coffee on my lap............................
but then I remembered that I have not had a cup of coffee for over 30 years
and decided I might just muck it up............
> A commercial client of ours in CT was a private sports club. They had
> indoor and outdoor tennis courts, swimming pools and lots of other good
> stuff. One day they were notified by an attorney representing a
> handicapped person in the town who never even inquired about membership
> that they intended to file an ADA suit against the club because there was
> no wheelchair access to the second floor hand-ball court.
>
> I might understand if the complainant was a member or had at least
> considered membership that he might want to have access to the entire
> facility. However, the handball courts had no spectator seating. I
> believe that handicapped people should enjoy all of the opportunities that
> more fortunate folks do but handball? I figured the complainant just
> wanted to hold them up. Sure enough, before it came to court the attorney
> offered to settle for some outrageous amount and drop the action entirely.
> The club owner smelled a rat so he said, "No let's go to court." He lost.
> :(
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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> 4883 Fallcrest Circle
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