Q: Am I required to provide proof of exemption for any conditions, and is that the same as requiring proof of disability?
I've been allowed to sit in the library, but they have refused to provide any access to their service unless I can provide an exemption card and I'm trying to find a way to relay to them that enforcing proof of exemption is equivalent to enforcement of proof of disability and unequal treatment under California Civil Code 51 and any attempt to remove me from the building falls under 51.7.
So they have halfway complied by allowing me to sit in the building so that they do not have to give me access or accomodations to their services, but they are refusing to allow me to check out books/use or obtain a library card, and use their computer systems.
And have only complied this much so that I can not represent myself to the police if/when they would be called to remove me should they be wrong and a suit be filed against them, which places it under the jurisdiction of undue duress. So I need a civil code to cite or something to get to use their services.
A: Some places of public accommodations want evidence that your condition is genuine. This can be in the form of a letter from your doctor.
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