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Steak ‘n Shake, The “Other” Side of the Story
It’s amazing to me that a year later, people still remember the Steak ‘n Shake incident where my son and I were denied service at the drive-thru window of the Bolingbrook Steak ‘n Shake. I still receive comments from time to time,...
Steak ‘n Shake, One Year Later
This morning, I was greeted with this lovely comment left by David R.: you are a (bleep) retard. the world does not revolve around you, you lazy dumb (bleep). how are the employees at steak n shake supposed to help you when you can’t even h...
Karen Putz Talks to The Celebrity Experience Author
Donna Cutting, author of The Celebrity Experience is on a Book Tour and today’s stop is right here! Donna and I met at the SOBCon’08 conference. You may recall Donna from a previous post where I reviewed her book and wondered, What Woul...
Steak ‘n Shake — Filing a Complaint for Discrimination
It was bound to happen. For the last two days, friends have been sending me the news articles about Karen Tumeh, a deaf woman from Nebraska who is suing the McDonald’s corporation for refusing to provide access in the drive thru. Sounds f...
Deaf and Hard of Hearing People at the Drive-Thru–Go Inside!
I’ve been getting a rash of new comments on the Steak ‘n Shake incident at my old blog site. All of the recent messages have the same comment: Deaf and hard of hearing people are not welcomed at the drive-thru. Go inside! Here are s...
