A Florida mother has accused a nail salon employee of refusing service to her 14-year-old daughter, who has cerebral palsy, because she was in a wheelchair. Anne Leace and her daughter Ainsley were visiting Wellington, Florida from Tallahassee in August when they stopped by the Anthony Vince Nail Spa for mani-pedis. Leace told WPBF 25 News that the drama began even before Ainsley, who Leace explained is nonverbal, picked out her polish colors. Leace said she was ‘shocked and confused’ when an Anthony Vince Nail Spa employee told her that the salon could not serve Ainsley. But salon manager T Tang refuted Leace’s account. 'I didn't deny her service,' Tang insisted, 'I wanted her to do a polish change instead of a full pedicure for her safety, because she can't sit still by herself.' He added that he did not want to use sharp tools on the teen.Anne Leace, whose daughter has cerebral palsy, says an employee at Florida’s Anthony Vince Nail Spa refused to give her daughter a pedicureSalon manager T Tang said the teen was not denied service, but instead offered a polish change for her safety 'because she can't sit still by herself'Leace insists that her daughter, who is nonverbal, has no behavioral problems or issues with sitting
Leace said another salon in Wellington had an opening and _ was able to get her nails done without incident.