First off, I want to wish everyone a happy new year! Hope everyone had a happy and safe new year. Back to the grind for all of us and back to school for our kids. Before moving on to the blog entry of the week, a lot has happened over the last two weeks. The
Animals at Home and on Planes: The Oklahoma and DOT Views
Hope everyone had a happy Memorial Day weekend. I have mentioned from time to time that I use a service dog in the house. But what does he look like? The above picture is the answer. Say hello to Col. Johnny, a four-year-old miniature poodle.
Today’s blog entry is
It’s a Plane, It’s a Bird, It’s a Bird on a Plane… What the…
What birds fly in?
A couple of weeks ago or so, a dog brought on a plane as an emotional support animal mauled a fellow passenger trying to get to his seat. Then, a New York artist tried to bring a peacock on the plane as her emotional
ADA Compliance as a Delegable Duty: Did I really Say That?
It isn’t one of my most popular blog entries, but in my opinion, it is one of my most important. I am referring to the blog entry talking about the ADA as a nondelegable duty, which can be found here216215. On April 24, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit came
A Donald Trump Administration and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Before moving on to the post of the week, you will notice that the blog has a new look and feel. I upgraded the blog so that it is better able to be used on mobile devices and more importantly the upgrade increases its ability to be accessible. Besides the look, you will see that
Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA (Guidance from the DOJ)
Recently, the Department of Justice issued a guidance entitled, “frequently asked questions about service animals and the ADA,” which can be found here. I thought I would go over and highlight some of the questions discussed in the guidance, especially since service animals v. therapy dogs blog entry of mine consistently ranks as one
Access Now v. Southwest Airlines overruled by regulation? Department of Transportation, Internet accessibility, kiosk accessibility and the Air Carrier Access Act
The issue of whether the Internet has to be accessible to a person with a disability is an issue that we have discussed before. One of the cases out there is the case of Access Now v. Southwest Airlines, 227 F. Supp. 2d 1312 (S.D. Fla. 2002), where the Southern District of Florida
Air Carrier Access Act revisited: just what is preempted?
Previously, I have written two different blog entries dealing with the Air Carrier Access Act. In the first, I talked about whether a private cause of action existed. In the second, I talked about whether the Air Carrier Access Act regulations being so pervasive preempted state laws. This entry concerns a slightly different issue.
Air carrier access act: only one place to go
In a previous blog entry, the Air Carrier Access Act was discussed in terms of whether it allowed for a private cause of action where an airline violated the regulations that carry out that act. However, that blog entry did not answer two questions. First, assuming a private cause of action for violation of that
The ADA doesn’t reach everywhere
The ADA is an extremely complex and comprehensive law. The temptation is to think that the ADA applies whenever a person with disability has their rights arguably infringed. However, that just isn’t the case. The situation may be governed by other laws. For example, if a person has an individual education plan, the law that