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Parent urges Nashville‑style solutions after accessibility problems at local restaurants
Summary
A father of a child with disabilities told the council he and other families face repeated access and staff‑training failures at Birmingham restaurants and bars; he offered to help the city's ADA compliance office create training and checklists, and the mayor and council pledged follow-up.
Dustin Chandler, a Birmingham parent and advocate for special‑needs families, told the City Council that two recent incidents at local businesses exposed gaps in staff training and physical accessibility and urged the city to step up education for restaurants, hotels and public accommodations.
Chandler described a family forced to wait more than an hour at the Cheesecake Factory because staff said the restaurant had "only one table" for a child in a wheelchair, and he recounted…
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