Squeeze Inn Owner Says Lawsuit Could Sink Him (Access Issues Violate Civil Rights, Woman Says)

MSNBC ^ | 7/8/2009 | KCRA.com

[rivercat]

The owner of a tiny but famous Sacramento burger joint said a lawsuit about handicapped access could shut him down.

The Squeeze Inn, known for huge mounds of melted cheese on its burgers, violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the lawsuit alleges.

Kimberly Block, who says she has severly limited use of her legs, argues she suffered "embarrassment and humiliation" and that her civil rights were violated because of inadequate access inside the Fruitridge Road restaurant.

[dragnet2]

There had to be 30 or so parking bays for handicapped, with only one or two being occupied. I frequently see people getting out of their Corvette or [insert fancy sports car here], bearing a handicapped placard, and walking into the grocery store. They seem to walk just fine to me. This particularly irritates me because my 72 year old father, with a hip replacement and two knee replacements, hobbles into the store from a regular parking space. He refuses to get a handicapped placard since he feels they are for the truly handicapped.

Doctors sign off on those all the time, for basically any reason...It's become a parking racket....And a joke.

[svcw]

Although I agree with you in principle some accommodations are completely unreasonable, as in this case.
There are multiple places to get a burgers, your cousin just needs to go some place that can accommodate them.

[Elsie]

I know a lady with a handicapped parking placard.

Her ‘handicapp’ is that she occasionally has SEIZURES!

(Yup - you read that right! She DOES have a valid LICENSE!)

[Elsie]

How can I reply to — > Old Mountain man <-—

if his account is suspended??

What did he do THIS time??