Daily Writing Sample: Segways at Disneyland?

[WSJ Law Blog]

Walt Disney World Co. must prove that Segways can't be operated safely in its theme parks in order to ban them.



Disney argued that a Segway was unnecessary because the company permits motorized wheelchairs or scooters at its theme parks. (The company didn’t immediately respond to Law Blog’s request for comment.)

That argument grated on Chief Judge Kozinski.

Read as Disney suggests, the ADA would require very few accommodations indeed. After all, a paraplegic can enter a courthouse by dragging himself up the front steps, so lifts and ramps would not be “necessary” under Disney’s reading of the term. And no facility would be required to provide wheelchair-accessible doors or bathrooms, because disabled individuals could be carried in litters or on the backs of their friends. That’s not the world we live in, and we are disappointed to see such a retrogradeposition taken by a company whose reputation is built on service to the public

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