- From: Bruce Bailey <bbailey@clark.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 14:13:07 -0400
- To: "'Scott Luebking'" <phoenixl@netcom.com>
- Cc: "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Argh! From reading this article, I learned that Maryland (my home state) is involved in this nonsense too! This is the first I have heard of this. If anyone finds other URLs (or, God forbid, print references) on this, please CC the list! On Saturday, October 16, 1999 12:44 PM, Scott Luebking [SMTP:phoenixl@netcom.com] wrote: > Hi, Kynn > > Here's what I pulled off a mailing list. > > Scott > >> SFSU has filed a response to a physical access lawsuit >> claiming the ADA is unconstitutional - claiming that >> the govt. has no right to protect the civil rights of >> persons with disabilities. > > There is a very good article in the on-line version of > Ragged Edge at: http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/extra/edgextratitl2.htm that > details some cases that other states are filing to have the ADA declared > "unconstitutional" and interesting case claiming " states are immune from > lawsuits under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act". > Obviously this has broad ramifications, not only in access > issues, but also in things like health service issues. For example, the one > of the premises of many of the cases is that under the constitution > individuals cannot sue a state -- and if that hold up well suits against DHS > (like were suggested earlier on this list) would not hold up. Anyway, it > something to watch. I expect there are many more states that have this kind > of pending litigation, including (unfortunately) CA.
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