A wheelchair-bound Weymouth man suffering from multiple sclerosis says he’s being denied his right to a hot cup of coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. Donald Hayes said he’s bought coffee before by driving his motorized wheelchair up to the drive-up window at a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the middle of a Weymouth shopping-market parking lot. But now, that Dunkin’ store, which has no inside seating and only serves drive-up customers, has told him he can’t use the window anymore and refused him service, citing traffic safety concerns.
“It’s discrimination,” said Hayes, 54, who says he’s an ordained minister with an online following.
Hayes said he’s thinking of taking legal action if he can’t whirl up to the window to get his java.
Does anyone think that Dunkin Donuts doesn’t want to sell this man coffee? The problem is that if/when the guy gets run into by a car he’ll sue Dunkin Donuts. Even forgetting about the lawsuit the guys at Dunkin Donuts don’t want anyone to get hurt in a car/wheelchair accident.
The easy question of course is does Dunkin Donuts let people walk up to the drive thru window? If not this guy doesn’t have a case.
The big question is, is the Grand Forks Herald editorial page going to take this up as a cause?