Running generator all night - Cpap

ItsyRV wrote:

KD4UPL wrote:
This guy was running his generator due to simple ignorance, not need. ADA or not I don't think you can just do anything you want to power your medical device.

Sounds about right!

For private and government campgrounds where generator restrictions are in place, the RVer with a medical need for using a generator can't just fire it up as some absolute right.

Under the ADA (private and local governments) and the Rehabilitation Act (federal lands), the exemption from the rules for disability need is an accommodation. The provider of the services must attempt to provide that accommodation as best they can without unduly burdening the disabled camper. That accommodation can be locating the camper away from others, providing an electrical hookup, or even providing some alternative power source. It's the duty of the campground providers to figure out what is reasonable.

For certain federal locations (and even some local government locations) where sound is a critical part of experience and mandate, they do have the right to refuse an accommodation if the sound violates the intended purpose of that location's needs.

Govt entities are required to follow ADA...trust me I waste enough govt money meeting ADA rules on road projects I work on.

I'm sure most folks would jump at the site with electric in a non-electric campground. Of course, it still has to be a comparable site. If they had the perfect site backing up to the lake and you move them behind the bath house with a dumpster view, expect to be chastised.

It's going to be a tough sell to claim quiet is an intrinsic purpose for camping when you have kids running around the campground yelling and screaming (or do they prohibit kids?).

ADA is good intentions in a poorly designed package. Instead of Congress specifying exactly what is covered and what is expected, they used the term "reasonable accommodation" and that has been a moving target ever since with ever increasing craziness associated.