Re: electrosensitivity and the ADA

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On 6/14/11, Brucie Wayne wrote:
> On 4/09/11, Linda Bertram wrote:
>> We are a group of homeowners trying to fight the planned
>> installation of smart meters to all homes, businesses, and
>> schools in our community. This technology will blanket the
>> entire area with a mesh network of yet another layer of RF
>> radiation, specifically dirty electricity. It will make it
>> extremely difficult for people with electromagnetic
>> sensitivity (ES)to access buildings in town, work, or even
>> live comfortably and safely in their own homes. This seems
>> discriminatory to us and in violation of the ADA law.
>> Further, many scientific studies show harm from RF and
>> people with already-installed smart meters have been getting
>> sick. There has been NO long term testing of these devices.
>> Can you advise us of our rights or point us in the
>> direction of cases involving accommodations for people with
>> ES? Thank you so much.
>
> Terribly sorry, however I'm not sure how this would hold in court. I understand I
> am not a lawyer or attorney however electromagnetic sensitivity is not fully
> proven. The World Health Organization actually said that there is no link to
> electromagnetism playing a part in electromagnetic sensitivity. It could be a
> misdiagnosis, speaking of minsdiagnosises have you been properly diagnosed
> by a doctor? You could just be calling an illness you have by another name, like
> calling the common cold photosensitivity. Sorry if this came off as rude but I do
> not think you have much to attack with. Unless you have solid proof that this is
> your illness and that this is what is affecting you instead of a self-diagnosis
> you're not going to get very far.

Correction : misdiagnoses