Buildings not ADA Compliant ?
If you attend the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati, OH), please pay special attention to the stairs and other obstacles that folk in wheel chairs must combat while visiting the festival. I think you will find that many of the buildings do not offer any form of wheel chair ramps. Other buildings have very steep ramps or ramps which are very slick when it rains. I do not believe this is compliant with ADA standards.
New Front Gate - ADA Violation?
Was a building permit issued for this structure? Actors will probably be atop it and the general public will probably walk under and through it. It would see the type of thing which a building permit must be issued for.
Epileptic Fired for Seizure?
Epileptic Fired for Seizure
This just in. It seems Peter Carroll not only wants to deny equal access for the disabled, he doesn’t seem to want him in his fair. Per contact and conversation with an employee of Silver, Stone, and Sword; the owner of this shop at the Ohio Renaissance Festival and his wife are good people. Having known Vick (the owner) for many years, I have observed that although we have been business competitors (still are elsewhere) he has always had a kind word for me. His wife is great with our kids and both hers and our daughter’s eyes light up when they see each other. So imagine my surprise when I heard that Vick fired someone for having an epileptic seizure. So surprised that I looked it into a wee bit more.
File an ADA Complaint
The United States of America has community values and laws which rather clearly state that one of the responsibilities associated with doing business with our citizens is that a business provides equal access to disabled Americans. The specific law is commonly called ADA. Basically, it forces businesses to use some of their profits to make sure their business does not discriminate on the bases of disability.
ADA Violations?
The Ohio Renaissance Festival is a theme park with the ambiance of the sixteenth century. Although the historical accuracy is wildly in question in other matters, when it comes to the way the Ohio Renaissance Festival treats the disabled I feel they are absolutely historically accurate. The level of access that they provide is positively medieval.
Showers Illegal?
Is it legal to dump manmade chemicals into the ground water? I have observed the facilities of the Ohio Renaissance Festival doing just that. Not only that, they seem to be doing so intentionally and without care for the ground water or regulations intended to protect it.