Blind man sues McDonald's over drive-thru window ban
A blind man is taking McDonald's to court because he is not permitted to use the drive thru.
The 35-year-old man said that fast-food giant's ban on non-drivers from using the restaurant chain's drive-thrus goes against the American with Disabilities Act, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Many McDonald's across the country open as drive-thrus only late at night for security and to reduce the cost of staffing the business.
The litigant's lawyer said the company could correct the issue by installing a phone outside of the store so those with disabilities who cannot drive can still get food during the drive-up only times.
Roberto Luis Costales, the lawyer involved in the case, told the Tribune that getting a late-night snack is "a quintessentially American activity that should not be denied to someone because of a disability."
McDonald's said it could not comment on the pending suit.
