Now he has lawsuits pending in federal court against six of those hospitals for allegedly violating the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. With seven lawyers working pro bono, he's also taking on some of the larger hotels and restaurants throughout the county. The goal, Resnick said, is to work down from the top. Hopefully everyone who runs businesses will get the message,'' he said. Most disabled men, Resnick said, have to stay in their wheelchairs for heart tests or prostate exams.
Women complain about the difficulty of getting mammograms and gynecological exams.
A table that goes up and down could easily solve that problem, Resnick said. But suggestions to administrators sometimes are ignored. So Resnick is making them take notice. Disabled people have few choices, Resnick said. Filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights division, which administers the ADA, doesn't get one very far.