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Town board in Maine contends mask mandates violate the ADA
February 24, 2021 GMT
PARIS, Maine (AP) The leaders of a town in western Maine say the governor’s executive order requiring people to wear masks during the pandemic violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Paris Select Board members, all of whom were wearing masks, unanimously passed the resolution Monday night, the Sun Journal reported. It calls for nullification of the governor’s mask mandate.
The board is the latest political entity to attack mask mandates in Maine.
Some of the critics have said masks cause problems for people with breathing difficulties or people who are claustrophobic.
Paris board members unanimously pass anti-mask resolution, saying mandate violates ADA
The executive director of Disability Rights Maine said she supports the governor’s mandates and called the resolution “a form of misguided civil disobedience.
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PARIS, Maine The leaders of a town in western Maine say a mandate that people wear masks during the pandemic violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The Paris Select Board members, all of whom were wearing masks, unanimously passed the resolution on Monday night.
The ADA, adopted in 1990, prohibits the discrimination against people with disabilities.
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