Justice Department sues United Parks over wheeled walker ban

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida filed a lawsuit against United Parks & Resorts and its subsidiaries, alleging the company’ policy banning guests with disabilities from using wheeled walkers with seats, including rollators, violates Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The agency says United owns, leases, or operates twelve parks and experiences in the United States, including SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Discovery Cove Orlando, and Aquatica Orlando. The lawsuit seeks a court order to force United Parks to “stop discriminating against individuals with disabilities, to modify its policies to comply with the ADA, and to train its staff on the ADA.” The lawsuit also seeks monetary damages to compensate “aggrieved individuals.”