tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post1042015965570133939..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: Dear TSA: Please Dispense With The "Freedom Feel-Up"Burt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-13061806856172539332010-11-18T07:38:44.786-08:002010-11-18T07:38:44.786-08:00Thanks. FWIW people can bring their own wheelchair...Thanks. FWIW people can bring their own wheelchairs to most airports; they are checked in at the gate.Maxwell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982842471343044848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-2703480560770803352010-11-17T14:18:07.004-08:002010-11-17T14:18:07.004-08:00I know that the basic rule in ADA cases is one of ...I know that the basic rule in ADA cases is one of "reasonable accomodation." Here again, we come across the word "reasonable," which is something we can contrast with its antonym, "unreasonable." So if the TSA is doing a "reasonable" search of a chair-bound passenger, I'd suggest that maybe the search is also "reasonable" from a disability accommodations perspective. <br /><br />Sadly, the law does not always work out so congruently as this, so I must admit of the possibility that something "reasonable" for Fourth Amendment purposes may not be "reasonable" for ADA purposes.<br /><br />Another thing to consider is that people who use wheelchairs are required to use the airline-provided chairs, which are presumably security screened before being used in the terminals. I presume that one of the reasons for this rule is that a wheelchair is an easy thing in which one might smuggle explosives or detonation devices; no one will notice if a wheelchair sets off a metal detector.Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-1978221393063937572010-11-17T13:59:11.461-08:002010-11-17T13:59:11.461-08:00I know this isn't your specialty, but a questi...I know this isn't your specialty, but a question for you: given that people in wheelchairs have no choice but to undergo the "enhanced pat down," how is this procedure not also in violation of the ADA?Maxwell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982842471343044848noreply@blogger.com