{"article":{"id":251713,"heading":"Barnes and Noble Continues to Persecute the Disabled","author":"Disibility Rights Watch","created":"2012-02-28 07:13:41","modified":"2012-03-01 01:46:29","last_modified":"Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:46:29","article":"<p>Disabled customers continue to be persecuted by the management of the Aliso Viejo Barnes and Noble. <br><br> Managers Carlos and Jason have been seen threatening another disabled customer with bodily harm. <br><br> The coffee shop is told not to serve disabled customers. Gift cards are dishonored when in the possession of the disabled. Service dogs are not allowed in the store. <br><br> Lower level managers treat disabled customers they will have to leave on orders from Jason and Carlos. <br><br> Disabled customers who come to that particular store are from affluent neighborhoods. Many say they have never been treated so badly in their lives. <br><br> One disabled customer had to be taken to emergency following an interaction with Carlos. <br><br> Barnes and Noble may be on the verge of a major class action law suit over this. Disabled customers are angry and with good reason.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Aliso Viejo's Barnes and Noble has been caught repeatedly harassing and persecuting disabled customers","numcomment":2,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2012\/02\/251713.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":251730,"heading":"Saw it myself","article":"They threw another disabled person out of the store last night.   It was a nice lady who just went in there to buy something.  Aliso Vejo's management should be sued.\r\n\r\nIt might be a good idea for customers to protest by returning books they''ve purchased there and buying them on Amazon. instead.","author":"SV","parent_id":251713,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2012-02-29 01:25:02","modified":"2012-09-20 03:30:08","fileurl":""},{"id":251745,"heading":"I understand a class action suit is being prepared","article":"I understand that disabled people are getting together and drafting a lawsuit against Barnes and Noble.  The treatment they've received from the Aliso Viejo Barnes and Noble is deplorable. I understand that the suit will also name district manager Jason as a key player in  the discrimination..\r\n\r\nI've been told  they have been weighing the total dollar recovery outcome of individuals suits vs a class action that includes them all.","author":"Emmy","parent_id":251713,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2012-03-01 01:46:29","modified":"2012-09-20 03:30:10","fileurl":""}]}