[Ansteorra] mobility issues and the law

[Chass Brown]

First off on the BOD issue contact Meg she can show you where the ruleing 
is, as for the other give me a couple hours to look through it again I had 
to do the same for the BOD.

Chass aka Charinthalis Del Sans

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "L T" <ldeerslayer at yahoo.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] mobility issues and the law


> Chass,
>
> Since you are familiar with it...can you find the regulation that applies
> to the SCA on the ADA web site...please
>
> http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
>
> I didn't see a board ruling...but I haven't read all the  board minutes.
>
> Obiously you took it to the BoD...so they must have made a ruling on it...
> can you direct me to where in the minutes I might find it...
>
> I think you might be surprized at the number of people at Round Table who
> keep abreast of board rulings...especially ones as prospectively as 
> farreaching
> and as potentially litigiously devestating to the SCA as ADA issues...and 
> of course
> our Kingdom Seneschal is one of them...
>
> Also where did you find that we are not a private organization...it's been 
> a while
> since I read tax law...or is it in California law...since we are 
> incorporated there?
>
> Lorraine DeerSlayer
>
> --- Chass Brown <chass at allegiance.tv> wrote:
>
>> Ok to dispell this rumor. The only private organizations that are able to 
>> be
>> Excluded from the A.D.A. Are those who are allowed to exclude people by 
>> race
>> and or gender and were in place in the mid 60's or earlier. Since the SCA
>> has open enrollement it is NOT A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. Therefore it does
>> have obey the A.D.A.. This has done been brought before the BOD and they
>> agree the S.C.A. is not immune to the A.D.A. laws. They and their 
>> multitude
>> of attnys would know far better than anyone in Round Table. The law does
>> apply. I am in constant contact with 3 A.D.A. experts one of which helped 
>> in
>> the writeing of the A.D.A. law that is in place currently.
>>
>> Dispeller of rumoars and bad information of A.D.A.
>> Chass aka Charinthalis Del Sans
>> Muddeler of Mead
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "James Crouchet" <james at crouchet.com>
>> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] mobility issues and the law
>>
>>
>> >I understand that the ADA law is not designed to apply to a private
>> > organization such as ours. I'm sure the kingdom seneschal or chancellor
>> > can offer more guidance on this. It might be a good question for
>> > RoundTable.
>> >
>> > I am not advocating ignoring these needs simply because the law does 
>> > not
>> > apply, just pointing out that our goal should be helping our friends
>> > rather than compliance with the ADA. Those are not always the same.
>> >
>> > James/Dore
>>
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