Posted on 07/08/2009 9:00:03 AM PDT by rivercat
Good grief that looks tasty.
Or maybe he could be a bud and have a friend or family member (if he has any,) be a bud to him and run in and get him one at the counter.
I’m torn on this one...on the one hand I agree with you but I also think it is very easy make such statements when you are not actually confined to a wheelchair...
An excellent point. I have a cousin who’s blind, and I see no reason why movie studios shouldn’t have to produce movies that she can enjoy. It’s just not fair, is it?
“just because you are confined to a wheelchair shouldn’t mean you can’t enjoy a burger.”
So don’t go there, spend your money another place. I know disabled people who go searching for people to sue.
It’s worse than BS.
It slammed a lot of doors shut for the employment of anyone with a disability.
Myself included.
The ADA is a below the belt hit to anyone with a disability looking for work.
ML/NJ
Ok...that being the case, what the hell is the law suit for? That sounds like access to me.
All disabled persons are not confined to wheelchairs. There are many types of disabilities.
It would be impossible to accomodate every single one.
I am deaf.
Can I count on your support for mandatory closed captioning of all movies and television?
Your cousin can't "enjoy a burger" at one of the tens of thousands of places that have wheel chair access? Gimmie a break. I'm going with the earlier posters on this and betting that this woman is a professional parasite/plaintiff who makes a living off businesses like this.
A business that doesn't want to change to accomodate the business of certain folks ought have that right ... in a Constitutional Republic, which may be the key to the whole lesson of forcing these things, too many no longer believe America is a Constitutional Republic.
This money-hungry tyrant could have easily wheeled herself up the back patio, or found a convenient place to sit outside. Instead, she sees her opportunity and she’s going for it. May she fail miserably. (And I say this as a permanently disabled individual, with Cerebral Palsy that severely limits MY mobility)
My wife was wheel chair bound for a while after her stroke and now walks with a cane. I have found that businesses will usually do whatever it takes to make sure her experience is as good as anyone’s. I think these kind of legal actions are just grabs for attention and/or $$$$.
Hell, I’m quite sure even a “stranger” would run in and get him a burger...and not even “ditch” with either his money or his burger.
A dear friend is a functional quad in a large and heavy electric wheelchair. There are some things she just can't do, but with friends and reasonable cooperation from local businesses, we always find a workaround. If the business does its best, and we still have to use a service elevator or a back door, so what, we all get in and that's what counts. And our friend is the most cheerful and uncomplaining person you could ever meet -- I know disability doesn't make you automatically a saint, but she qualifies. She would never harass anyone -- of course we're all here to raise cain on her behalf, since she would never do it herself. But the reason she has so many good friends and partisans is because she is so good.
I think with a little tiny place like this, the retrofit to accommodate an electric wheelchair would be larger than the whole establishment itself and completely impractical. Carryout is just going to be necessary here, or a picnic at a nearby table if one's available. But for heaven's sake don't get the feds involved over a hamburger shack!
Any business worth its salt will do whatever it can to accommodate any customer.
The woman in this story is looking to have the entire place renovated, I don't agree with that. In the very least I would say a bar in the bathroom and access to the outdoor eating area.
“I disagree with you, my cousin was paralyzed in a hunting accident and I see no reason why a business should not be made to adhere to the American’s with Disabilities Act...just because you are confined to a wheelchair shouldn’t mean you can’t enjoy a burger.”
Then your cousin should risk his/her own hard work and money to open a stellar burger joint that caters to those confined to a wheelchair.
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