THE BEST AND WORST OF SVCC

THANKS WOZ! I really enjoyed the first Silicon Valley Comic Convention.

Sadly, I was unable to participate in ANY of the science forums that you arranged.

Registration for the convention, and ALL science forums were on the lower level of the San Jose Convention Center. This lower level had ONLY ONE ELEVATOR, WHICH WAS BROKEN ALL WEEKEND!

Worse, there was another way in for a disabled speaker. This route was NOT made available to ANY OTHER DISABLED PERSON.

The San Jose Convention Center is owned by the City of San Jose, which has a duty to ensure that the center does not violate unimportant little laws like the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Unruh Civil Rights Act. You know, the ones where the owner of a building is REQUIRED to ENSURE that ALL DISABLED PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO ALL PUBLIC PARTS OF A BUILDING.

I know Republicans think that all disabled people are faking it, but many of the disappointed disabled people were VETERANS.

Under the UNRUH Civil Rights Act, you are able to file suit for $4000 for every event you could not attend. Please add in $4000 for every time you had to go through the criminally stupid security.

You do not have to sue cities. Instead you file a CLAIM FORM, which is available ON LINE. If the city has not paid up within six months, you can then sue.

The more claim forms the city receives, the quicker they will pay attention to FIXING THIS PROBLEM.

Was that $130 million renovation done by a cousin of the mayor who attended Bellarmine High?