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28 Tul. Mar. L.J. 271 (2003-2004)
Won't You Let Me Take You on a Sea Cruise: The Americans with Disabilities Act and Cruise Ships

handle is hein.journals/tulmar28 and id is 279 raw text is: Won't You Let Me Take You on a Sea Cruise: The Americans with Disabilities Act and Cruise Ships Curtis D. Edmonds* I. IN TRODUCTION ................................................................................. 271 II. THRESHOLD ISSUES .......................................................................... 274 A . Scope oftheA DA ................................................................... 274 B. Statute ofLim 'tatons .............................................................. 274 C Standing ................................................................................... 275 D Extratenitoriality .................................................................... 278 III. ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS ............................................................. 283 IV REASONABLE MODIFICATION ........................................................... 289 V C ONCLUSION .................................................................................... 291 I. INTRODUCTION Like most Americans, people with disabilities enjoy traveling and taking vacations. A study commissioned by the Travel Industry Association of America and two nonprofit groups revealed that Americans with disabilities spent $13.6 billion dollars in travel expenses in 2002. A significant portion of that amount was spent on cruise ships, with twelve percent of people with disabilities surveyed reporting that they went on a cruise in the last five years, and with fifty-nine percent of those taking a cruise reporting that they booked a return trip! It's a good market to go after, a travel industry spokeswoman said.' It behooves the travel market to pay attention to these special needs. Cruising is very accessible for me, a frequent cruise passenger with cerebral palsy told the Toronto Star Anything I could possibly * Education and Technology Specialist, Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center, Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology. Member, State Bar of Texas. J.D. 1994, University of Texas School of Law; B.A. 1990, Baylor University. 1. Deborah Alexander, Vacationing with Disabilities: New Tmvel Market Is Opening Up, OMAHA WORLD HERALD, May 23, 2003, at 2D. 2. Id. 3. Id. 4. Id. 5. Diane McDougall, Ships Meet SpecialNeeds, TORONTO STAR, Dec. 1, 2002, at T3. 271

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