Florida man sues over ADA accommodations at Disney Springs hotel
Orlando Sentinel
A Florida man who is a paraplegic is suing Disney and a Disney Springs hotel over what he says are a list of violations that make the resort unaccessible to people with disabilities.
Carlos Brito, who has filed about a half-dozen similar federal lawsuits in the past two years, is asking for the courts to require the B Resort and Spa to become more accessible and for his attorneys’ fees to be paid, according to the newest lawsuit filed this week in Orlando federal court.
UM institute researching ADA
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University of Montana researchers are working to find answers to questions from the region about the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities Executive Director Martin Blair says the institute also is helping law students at the university become sensitive to disability issues regardless of the type of law they practice.
Blair recently discussed research projects the institute recruited University of Montana law students to tackle as part of a collaboration with the Rocky Mountain ADA Technical Assistance Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The projects give students the chance to do professional work before they enter the workforce, and they also give them the opportunity to broaden the legal understanding of the ADA and disability policy.