Friday, October 25, 2013

WALKING IN THE SEAT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND SEEING THRIOUGH THE EYES OF THE BLIND

If everyone were exactly the same, it would be a very boring world. We are all different in many ways. But Conservatives/Republicans seem to want us all to the same in terms of our Abilities, since they do not want ALL Public Buildings to be accessible to ALL People, regardless of Ability. I know they would say it is not that, it is a matter of States' Rights, but if State and Locally Owned Public Buildings are not required by law to be accessible, they will not be, and then People With Disabilities will be just as unable to access them, regardless of the reason. So perhaps those who think The Americans With Disabilities Act should only apply to Federally Owned Pubic Buildings should get to know and spend some time with someone with Mobility Issues, and see how they do with buildings that only have stairs and see how equal treating them exactly the same really makes them. You might find that in some ways that Those With Disabilities are not so different, but also that the ways in which we are different are thing to be embraced and celebrated, not swept under the rug and pretended to not exist. And then, you might, even rethink your position on The A.D.A. and come to a different conclusion about it than your current position.

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