![]() ![]() The court of appeals reversed and remanded. The district court dismissed the suit on the pleadings, holding that the ADA does not apply to prisoners. He filed suit claiming that because of his blindness prison officials denied him access to a variety of programs, activities and facilities at the prison that were available to other prisoners, including educational programs, the dining hall and library. Ricky Crawford was a blind Indiana state prisoner. The circuits are currently divided on whether the ADA applies to prisoners, with the fourth and tenth circuits holding it does not and the third, ninth and eleventh holding it does. 1996) where the court affirmed a jury verdict in favor of a prisoner. Westville Corrections Center, 103 F.3d 558 (7th Cir. 1996) where the seventh circuit expressed doubt that the ADA applied to prisoners. In the May, 1997, issue of PLN we reported Bryant v. ![]() § 203, to prisoners and the doctrine of judicially created statutory exemptions. The ruling also contains an interesting discussion on the non applicability of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. Anyone litigating an ADA or RA claim will find this ruling useful. § 794, explicitly apply to state prisoners. § 12132 and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), 29 U.S.C. The court of appeals for the seventh circuit held that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with email ![]()
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