Face masks? Debate over medical excuse

Dripping Springs resident Nathan Kaspar knows his way around the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). “I grew up around it,” says Kaspar, whose mother’s sister was born blind.

He’s also a disabled veteran of the Navy with 24 years service, and has DV designated license plates, so he’s equally familiar with what that status allows him.

So it was somewhat of a surprise when, after County Judge Ruben Becerra issued an order requiring “all people” age 10 and over to wear masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, nobody else seemed to understand there are exemptions to that directive.