Legal Question in Disability Law in Washington
Hotel accomidations
wE WERE RECENTY STAYING AT THE RAMADA INN I CALLED AHEAD AND REQUESTED A ACCESSABLE ROOM wHEN WE ARRIVED THE ROOM THEY GAVE US WAS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH AN ELEVATOR THAT WAS TINY BARELY ALLOWING FOR OR DUGHTERS (6) WHEELCHAIR THE ROOMWAS ALREADY ACCUPIED AND THEY GAVE US A ROOM ON THE 1ST FLOOR THERE WERE 4 STEPS DOWN TO THE 1ST FLOOR AND NO RAMP HWEVER THERE WAS AN OUTSIDE ENTRANCE DOWN A WAYS BUT WITH OUT ANY HANDICAPPED ACCESSABILITY iT ALSO TOOK A LONG TIME TO FIND THE MAIN aCC ENTRANCE AS THE SIGH POINTING TO IT AROUND THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING WAS COVERED WITH iVY I COMPLAINED BUT WITH A VERY UNCARING RESPONCE THEY ALSO COULD NOT LET US USE THE SHUTTLE AS NOT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSABLE NOR WOULD THEY TAKE OUR BAGS TO THE AIRPORT WHILE WE WALKED WITH OUR DAUGHTER WHAT A JOKE FOR SUCH A MAJOR HOTEL
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Hotel accomidations
Hello - I specialize in discrimination, including problems such as yours. I have a client who has sued hotels and other places of public accommodation 11 times.
Please write to me and let me know your goal. Do you want them to change? Apologize? Do you want a monetary settlement?
Also, in what state do you live, and in what state did this occur?
Merry Kogut
Attorney at Law
Re: Hotel accomidations
Sorry to hear you were treated so badly. If this happened in WA you are covered by the Washington Law Against Discrimination in addition to the ADA. You may well be entitled to remedies.
WA law allows for monetary compensation when the WLAD is breached, just because it is a civil rights violation. There is a human rights commission that hears these complaints and issues findings. Those findings are a great basis for a lawsuit. They will also attempt to mediate your dispute with the hotel, but you don't have to agree with their findings, you can sue.
The statute of limitations is two years.
Starting with counsel is a good idea.
Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell
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