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Title: ADA tested by SUPREME COURT OF U.S.
START DATE: 2/28/2005
START TIME: 9:00 AM
Duration: 3 Hours
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Location Details:
U.S. SUPREME COURT BLDG
WASHINGTON, DC
Event Topic: DISABILITY RIGHTS
Event Type: SUPPORT GATHERING
Contact Name: DAVID T KILLOUGH
Contact Email: kilodt@msn.com
Contact Phone: 713-791-9995
DESCRIPTION:
Disabled ACLU Members Ask Supreme Court, ?Does ADA Apply to Foreign-flagged Ships??

>Please come join with us 9am 28FEB2005 near Supreme Courthouse.<

Washington, DC, February 10, 2005. ? Five disabled Texans seek a US Supreme Court ruling about the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to foreign-flagged ships within territorial waters of the United States. Opposing oral arguments in the case, ?Douglas Spector et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.? are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Monday, February 28, 2005. Douglas Spector, Ana Spector, Julia Hollenbeck (ACLU-TN), David T. Killough (ACLU-TX), and Rodger Peters (deceased), all present or former Houston, Texas, residents, are Petitioners in the Proceedings. The Petitioners allege discrimination against persons with disabilities (PWD) by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in violation of Title III of the ADA. Counsel of Record is Thomas C. Goldstein, Goldstein & Howe, P. C., a Washington, DC, law firm. Petitioners are represented by the Houston law firm, Bruckner & Burch PLLC.



?This case concerns the application of Title III of the?ADA?42 U.S.C. 1281 et seq. to cruise lines operating within U.S. waters and in U.S. ports,? according to the Petitioners? brief. The problem is that a previous ruling by the Fifth Circuit gives foreign-flagged cruise lines unrestricted ability to ignore ADA. On appeal, the court ruled that cruise ships are indeed ?public accommodations? and means of ?public transportation,? as defined by ADA. However, the law does not expressly state that it governs foreign-flagged vessels. Approximately 96.92% of the cruise industry?s operational vessels bear foreign flags, chiefly for convenience and to take advantage of the more liberal tariff terms offered by the country of registration.



American citizens with disabilities contend that Congress never intended that cruise lines should be able to discriminate against anyone in violation of ADA, especially within U. S. territorial waters, merely because their ships may fly a foreign flag of convenience. American citizens using tickets purchased with American dollars from a cruise line headquartered in this country and cruising between American ports cannot be disenfranchised from ADA?s protection by a foreign flag.



This case is just a beginning, because it raises numerous far-reaching and worrisome questions about international maritime law and diplomatic courtesy.



All Petitioners are members of Wheel Me On, Inc., a not-for-profit advocacy group that promotes awareness about the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities and ADA enforcement.-END-

SUBMITTED BY David Thomas Killough, 2300 WILCREST DR, 105 CREST APTS, HOUSTON, TX 77042 Tel: (713) 791-9995/Fax: (713) 791-9958/Cel: (713) 818-7088 email: kilodt@msn.com





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