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Hampton Casino is sued
By Patrick Cronin
pcronin@seacoastonline.com
HAMPTON -- A nonprofit corporation that fights for the rights of the disabled is suing the Hampton Beach Casino for allegedly not being handicappedaccessible.
Access with Success, a Massachusetts organization, filed the civil suit on behalf of all its members earlier this month in federal court.
In its suit, Access with Success claims the owners of the Hampton Beach Casino discriminated against one of its members because the building does not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Access with Success asks the court to force the casino to bring the building into compliance and make it accessible.
The suit was prompted after one of its members, Dino N. Theodore, went to purchase tickets on Oct. 18 to the Queensryche concert that was going to be held at the casino.
Theodore is paralyzed from the chest down and requires a wheelchair. He claims he could not enter the casino because it does not comply with ADA requirements. He also claims he couldn't even purchase tickets because it was not "fully accessible."
In addition, he claims he pressed a button with a handicapped symbol on it and nobody responded.
As a result, Theodore claims he had to return to his car and get his wife to go up the stairs to get a staff member to come down to allow him to purchase the tickets.
Theodore claims that while a staff member sold him tickets, she refused to allow him to tour the facility because she didn't know how to work the elevator. He wanted to tour the facility to ensure it was handicapped-accessible.
In all, the suit alleges 21 violations, including lack of ramps or elevators to the ticket booth.
Access with Success seeks compensation for attorney's fees and the cost of filing the suit. As of Wednesday, the casino had not responded to the lawsuit, nor returned a call seeking comment, and no lawyer has filed with the court to represent the Hampton Beach nightclub. |
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