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I would be worried about getting arrested as a 'terrorist' at the airport and would be unlikely to be able to keep with their security system. Marion On 28/11/2013 22:23, Larry Arnold wrote: > One of the reasons why I would not even bother to attempt to apply for a visa > for entry into the USA legally, unless I could have a guarantee of diplomatic > exemption as per Yassir Arafat. > > I have read the US embassy’s criteria and thought to myself “don’t go there” I > don’t think I would do much better with Canada either. > > Larry > > *From:*The Disability-Research Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *LILITH Finkler > *Sent:* 28 November 2013 20:57 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Psychiatric survivor denied entry to U.S based on history of depression > > A physically disabled Canadian woman who had previously been hospitalized for > depression was denied entry into the U.S. Does this mean that disabled persons > can not cross borders due to systemic discrimination. Does this not violate the > Americans with Disabilities Act? Any thoughts on this? The broader question..How > did the U.S. government obtain private medical information about a Canadian > citizen? Please see link to the article in the Toronto Star. Lilith > > http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/28/disabled_woman_denied_entry_to_us_after_agent_cites_supposedly_private_medical_details.html > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability > Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies > <http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies>). > > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Archives and tools are located at: > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> > > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability > Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). > > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Archives and tools are located at: > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> > > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. > -- I am taking part in UCU work to contract as part of joint union claim for fair pay in HE and there may be a delay in replying. For more info see www.ucu.org.uk/hepay13. To join UCU go to www.ucu.org.uk/join. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.