Help me compose a rant.... I mean rebuttal.

[selkiechick]

I am on a committee of a conventions and we are talking policy. We are talking about medical documentation requirements for accommodations, and I am having a hard time finding the right words to tell them why this is a /terrible/ idea, and as a newb of sorts, I'd love to have some authority to stand on. Is there a good blog post or website out there already outlining the reasons why that is a bad requirement, and why?

Thank you.

(I promise, my next post will have content)

Comments

[selkiechick]

Thank you, that is very useful. I shouls have gone there myself.

There is a lot of debate about whether conventions are public accommodations or not, though that discussion comes out of harassment policies, and their enforcement (and private entities right to exclude or remove people).

[automaticdoor]

Okay, as I thought (and wow, this is a useful brief):

http://www.scadservices.org/EE/images/uploads/EventsConferencesMeetings.pdf

Cons are public accommodations under the ADA because, though they may be privately run, they are leasing space from places of public accommodation. At least, I'm assuming you're holding this at a hotel, convention center, or similar? Basically the only way you get out of it is hosting it at a private club or in someone's home, but since this is open to the public, I still think it might fall under the ADA even in that unlikely circumstance.

Note: I am probably not a licensed lawyer in your state, but I did take disability discrimination law in law school! :D

[selkiechick]

That is a great brief! Thanks.