Posted on 07/16/2008 2:46:12 PM PDT by WilliamReading
Omaha, NE (KFAB-AM) - McDonald's is all ears after a lawsuit from a customer hard of hearing.
Karen Tumeh recently visited a McDonald's in Omaha and tried to place an order at the pick up window at the drive thru.
Tumeh is hearing impaired and she states that she could not understand the speaker at the order menu board. The restaurant told her that she had to go back to the menu board to place her order or come inside.
The lawsuit would force McDonald's to make special accommodations for those hearing impaired so they too could use the drive-thru. A dollar amount of the suit was not given.
What?
My hearing is great and I sometimes cant understand the speakers at McDonald’s.
A hearing-impaired woman is suing McDonald’s Corp. for violating the federal American with Disabilities Act after she allegedly was denied service at one of the Oak Brook-based company’s drive-throughs in Nebraska.
The legislation in question, Americans with Disabilities Act, was signed by George H.W. Bush.
Unbelievable! Go inside and order!
lol.. you are bad!
She can’t. She has autistic kids who would attack hamburgers
“Unbelievable! Go inside and order!”
Isn’t that treating her like a second-rate citizen?
The Americans with Disabilities Act was supported by President George H.W. Bush and was a real gift to the Trial Lawyers. The elder Bush also appointed ultra-liberal David Souter to the Supreme Court.
If you work on an oil rig and have greasy clothes or stains, I can understand it, but an awfully lot of people are just too damn lazy to get out of their cars for anything.
Well DUH, she is deaf. Maybe she wasn't aware of the fact because she couldn't hear someone tell her she was deaf?
Don't remind me of the myriad reasons not to vote for John McCain, please.
It is as simple as this.
She wants everyone (those behind her in the line, McDonald’s etc) to pay for her disability.
"Only sue those who have deep pockets."
This just ticks me off. McDonald's offers menus in braille - and you can also access this through the drive through window.
The patron (and her lawyer) just want a pay off.
Moreover, the Ronald McDonald House has helped thousands upon thousands of people with hearing and ear problems over the years.
Shame on her (and her lawyer).
Sounds like she went to the window to order, and they told her she had to go back to the menu board. That's stupid, but I don't think sueable.
If ones hearing isn’t good enough even to use the drive thru window, perhaps the person shouldn’t be driving. Drivers need all of their senses. Hearing is an important one.
I do think John McCain “gets it”. The elder Bush was duped by Senator Rudman of New Hampshire, who knew that Souter was liberal. In fact, Rudman still laughs about the deception.
Maybe somebody with Tourette's sued them to get a job taking orders.
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