The Franklin Institute violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it charged a severely disabled man’s caregiver admission to the museum in addition to charging the man, a federal judge has ruled.
U.S. District Judge Gerald A. McHugh of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that the ADA requires personal care attendants, or PCAs, to be given free admission when accompanying their clients to public accommodations.
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