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  • The Concert Right: The ADA statute needs a fix.

    04/29/2002 3:02:28 PM PDT · by xsysmgr · 6 replies · 194+ views
    National Review Online ^ | April 29, 2002 | Roger Clegg
    On April 9, the U.S. Department of Justice's civil-rights division sued SFX Entertainment Inc. — now called Clear Channel Entertainment — because it prohibits anyone from taking a syringe into a rock concert. Huh? Well, the problem is that this policy makes no exception for insulin-using diabetics. In the Justice Department's view, this violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rock concerts are "public accommodations" under the ADA, insulin-dependent diabetics are "disabled," and letting them take their syringes with them is a "reasonable modification" of Clear Channel's general anti-syringe policy. Clear Channel says it was surprised by the lawsuit. It...