Know Your Rights: Celiac Disease, Food Allergies & the ADA with Attorney Mary Vargas
Gluten Free Unwrapped by Jenny Finke
Episode notes
What rights do people with celiac disease actually have? In this episode of Gluten-Free Unwrapped, Jenny sits down with disability rights attorney Mary Vargas to break down how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people living with celiac disease and food allergies.
Mary shares how her family’s personal experiences led her into disability rights law and walks through landmark cases involving restaurants, colleges, camps, and public spaces that helped shape protections for the gluten-free community.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How celiac disease is protected under the ADA
- What rights you have in restaurants, schools, camps, and workplaces
- The landmark cases changing gluten-free accommodations
- What “reasonable accommodations” actually look like
- Why advocac ...
Keywords
Gluten Freegluten free restaurantcertified gluten-freegluten free communityADADisability rightslegal protection