Justice Department sues apartment management
The Justice Department said today that it is suing a Fitchberg Mass. apartment complex for ADA violations. The problem comes from a request from a disabled person that asked to be moved to an open apartment that would ease the disability. The report did not say but we assume that the initial apartment was probably above ground level and the new apartment was on the first floor. It can be very difficult oto deal with small elevators with a wheelchair let alone having toi wait repeatedly while loads of people go by in the elevator. A first floor apartment would allow fast and efficient access to cars, buses and other transportation options. However, first floor apartments are at a premium and apartment managers typically charge more for those apartments. The violation says that the apartment management refused to give the disabled person the first floor apartment and that they are being sued for ADA and civil violations. There is also a cease and desist to stop this practice and to look at any potential customers that were either turned away or forced to take an apartment above ground floor. (Source Media Newswire)
It is sad that after the ADA was signed into law we still have small minded people that are bigoted against the disabled. They don’t want the disabled around, they don’t want to see us, and they certainly don’t want our children playing with their children. It is just like what African Americans were experiencing in the 1940s-1960’s. Bigoted white people didn’t want people of color in their neighborhoods, schools, or businesses and they used all kinds of terrible legal tricks and bullying to get their way. Fortunately thy were able to get many civil rights laws in place to give them what the constitution guaranteed them – equality for all. This lawsuit is not the first and certainly will not be the last . There always seems to be people that think they can boss us around or bully us to leave their restaurant, clothing store, library or mall. While the disabled ask that we just be left alone to live our lives with families, we can and will sue anyone who dares to take away the constitution from us.
These lawsuits take years but they are a beacon showing that our rights cannot be taken away. My service dog can go anywhere I go regardless of what the manager of a McDonald’s thinks. Even if they don’t like dogs and they have someone that might be afraid of dogs, none of those are valid reasons to keep the service dog out. But they continue to try. I was told to leave a Children’s Palace because I had my service dog with me. Even after showing her the ADA sections that guaranteed I can bring Naomi ( My service dog) anywhere they still wanted me out and refused to service me so I could purchase my items. They said that in their country (Jamaica) dogs were not allowed in businesses so that was the same here. I didn’t think it was worth my time to explain to her that when she departed the airplane she was no longer in Jamaica., and the the United States has different laws that must be obeyed. After talking to the corporate office, things were fixed and that manager was moved to the unemployment office. Welcome to the 1950’s.
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