On this Thursday, Oct. 14, edition of Sundial:
Florida investigates potential vaccine passport violators
In May, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation banning businesses and local governments from requiring people to prove they are vaccinated. Now the state is for potentially violating this law.
Among those on the list are the Miami Marlins, the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the Plantation Police Department, Royal Caribbean, and many more.
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Dr. Leslie Beitsch, a professor at Florida State University鈥檚 College of Medicine who also works as a lawyer and a physician, said these new enforcements could cost businesses an incredible amount of money. He noted the conflicts between federal and state law prohibiting cruise lines in Florida from .
鈥淭he idea that we would not allow cruise lines 鈥� a big, major component of our tourism industry that base themselves in Florida 鈥� seems to be not in the best interest of our overall economy,鈥� Beitsch said.
The Florida Department of Health has argued that mandating vaccinations would be discriminatory, some worry it could impact marginalized populations.
鈥淚 think that鈥檚 a spurious argument,鈥� Beitsch said.
He worked at the Department of Health for many years.
鈥淭he idea is to actually protect [marginalized communities] by getting us all in a place where we establish some form of herd immunity,鈥� Beitsch said. 鈥淲hat we鈥檙e discriminating against here is the potential to rid ourselves of the danger of the coronavirus.鈥�
Haley Moss on becoming the first openly autistic lawyer in Florida
In 2019, Haley Moss became the first openly autistic lawyer in Florida.
This month, the American Bar Association is presenting her with the 鈥淢aking a Difference By Breaking Barriers鈥� award for her advocacy work toward disability inclusion.
She said some people have doubted her in every step of her journey to become a lawyer, but she was still determined to attend the University of Florida and the University of Miami School of Law. Moss has criticized schools and workplaces for not providing the necessary accommodations and support for people who have a disability.
鈥淭he systems that kind of surround education and also the workplace make it really difficult,鈥� said Moss. 鈥淭here鈥檚 all sorts of different reasons that folks with disabilities might not be able to succeed in these environments that have nothing to do with the disability itself.鈥�
Moss has written for autistic teenagers, college students, lawyers, and professionals. Her newest book, 鈥淭he Young Autistic Adults Independence Handbook,鈥� comes out in November.
Upcoming sports seasons
Fall is a wonderful time to be a sports fan. There鈥檚 football, basketball, and hockey.
But, being a South Florida sports fan can be tough at times. We don鈥檛 have as many winning teams as, say, our neighbors further north.
For example, Tampa Bay. They鈥檝e actually started calling themselves 鈥淐hampa Bay鈥� for winning a Super Bowl and two Stanley Cups in recent years.
South Floridians may not have much to cheer for in football, but the Florida Panthers and the Miami Heat are about to start their new seasons and maybe, just maybe, there鈥檚 a chance these can be competitive teams.
鈥淚鈥檓 bullish on the Panthers,鈥� said Miami Herald sports reporter David Wilson. He added that last year was their best regular season ever and it could be the same this year.
As far as the Miami Heat go, he predicts they will finish third in the East. So, maybe there is something to root for.
Find more of his reporting .
