A paralyzed man with an ostomy is suing an Ohio hotel he previously stayed at for denying him a room under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In December, Shawn Pouliot tried to book a room at the Akron City Centre Hotel and was told he was banned for life. On a previous visit in August 2009, Shawn’s ostomy bag leaked out while he was in bed and made a big mess. Shawn threw the dirty linens in a bag and gave the hotel over $500 to cover the costs of any damage.
Tuesday Shawn filed a law suit in Federal Court against the hotel for denying him a room.
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Hi, I realize that sometimes we have, what I call are a six handed mess, and it can’t be helped. When it happens I go to great lengths not to make a mess If we could change the situation and not make a mess we sure would try not too. So give the patron a chance and the patron the next time will try to set things up so if he has a accident it won’t soil the mattress and any other items involved in the incident.
The worst kind of leaks are the ones that happen only minutes or hours after you’ve put on the bag and there is no visible reason for it. I have had that problem, and it drives me crazy. You feel so helpless, as if something you wanted to control were slipping away from you and you couldn’t fight it. I ended up going to several stomatherapists because of this.
I see the case was dismissed by mutual agreement in early 2011. Presumably the parties came to a settlement of some kind.