Fed Court writes law forcing theaters to accommodate deaf-blind patrons

[ShootSpeeders]

Judges write laws all the time (forbidden by the constitution) and then call it an "interpretation".

Court: Movie theaters must accommodate deaf-blind patrons

oct 6 2017 Federal disability law requires movie theaters to provide specialized interpreters to patrons who are deaf and blind, an appeals court said Friday.

The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Cinemark, the nation’s third-largest movie chain, in a case involving a Pennsylvania man who wanted to see the 2014 movie “Gone Girl” and asked a Cinemark theater in Pittsburgh to supply a “tactile interpreter.” The theater denied his request.

The plaintiff, Paul McGann, is a movie enthusiast who reads American Sign Language through touch. He uses a method of tactile interpretation that involves placing his hands over the hands of an interpreter who uses sign language to describe the movie’s action, dialogue and even the audience response

The federal appeals court concluded Friday that tactile interpreters are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires that public accommodations furnish “auxiliary aids and services” to patrons with vision, hearing and speech disabilities.

 

[RodISHI]

Ridiculous....

 

[ShootSpeeders]

The Americans with Disability Act is another case of bad law. Very vaguely written so nobody knows what it means. It shouldn't have been written at all but it's been a goldmine for lawyers.

 

[RodISHI]

I can see having ramps, handrails and wider doors to accommodate wheel chairs but to make a company hire a special interpreter would be beyond reasonable.

 

[Desperado]

Time to remove this judge. He is totally insane

 

[ShootSpeeders]

I can see having ramps, handrails and wider doors to accommodate wheel chairs

Then get a law passed that specifically says that.

 

[RodISHI]

I can see having ramps, handrails and wider doors to accommodate wheel chairs

Then get a law passed that specifically says that.

Common sense does seem like it has gone away. Call or write your legislators.