Posted on 11/01/2004 6:13:12 AM PST by mcconnell
Americans with Disabilities Act
Introduction
Overcoming the ADA Lie
MYTH: Presidents Reagan and George Bush Sr. were against the ADA did not care about people with disabilities! President Bush Sr. was forced to sign the ADA!
MYTH: Republicans didn’t support the ADA! It was a Democrat bill!
MYTH: President George W. Bush does not support the ADA! President Bush and the Republicans want to repeal it!
Introduction:
It was the passage of this law, Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”),
(Excerpt) Read more at deafrepublicans.com ...
Considering how much of my tax money my local govt has had to spend on ramps and curb cuts, without a wheelchair in site, I'm not sure this is anything to boast about. Disabilities compliance should be based on local requirements, not one-size-for-all. If you don't have any blind people in your town, do you really need to spend money on high-tech crossing signals?
Anyway, sorry to rain on the parade, but this is a pet peeve. I'm all for accommodating the disabled, but I'm not a fan of federal mandates.
Of course, much has to be done. Until you read the link I provided you'll understand why this was sent out. Or did you not read what was inside the link?
The link discusses the myths about ADA and how the Deaf community continues to attribute the ADA to the Democrats side.
Let's be careful what we brag about - the ADA has been a disaster for dang near everyone except a bunch of now-rich lawyers.
For every wheelchair-bound disabled person, we've now got three or four alcoholics, druggies, or just plain fat people who qualify as "disabled" because of this Act.
What? What?
"in sight" - argh
The National Council on Disabilities said of the Bush Administration’s defense of the ADA: “On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Tennessee v. Lane--a case in which a person who uses a wheelchair was jailed for failing to appear for a second-floor court proceeding to which there was no elevator. The State of Tennessee argued that it cannot be sued by the individual under the ADA because it is protected from suit by the Eleventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Paul D. Clement, DOJ deputy solicitor general, vigorously defended the constitutionality of the ADA and the right of individuals with disabilities to sue states that engage in such discriminatory conduct.”
This decision was later upheld by the Supreme Court earlier this year in a huge victory for ADA advocates.
From the DeafRepublicans ADA website....
I agree, the ADA still need much work on getting businesses at the local level to respond to the needs of the disability communities.
This is from the perspective of deaf and hard of hearing Americans on how the ADA has helped them. When it comes to other types of disabiltiies, the ADA may be questionable. No doubt.
This is not to "brag" but to point out the myths regarding the beginning of the ADA and who and how it got started. That's all.
The local level of the ADA is quite poor, and I agree.
The National Council on Disabilities said of the Bush Administration’s defense of the ADA: “On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Tennessee v. Lane--a case in which a person who uses a wheelchair was jailed for failing to appear for a second-floor court proceeding to which there was no elevator. The State of Tennessee argued that it cannot be sued by the individual under the ADA because it is protected from suit by the Eleventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Paul D. Clement, DOJ deputy solicitor general, vigorously defended the constitutionality of the ADA and the right of individuals with disabilities to sue states that engage in such discriminatory conduct.”
This decision was later upheld by the Supreme Court earlier this year in a huge victory for ADA advocates.
From the DeafRepublicans ADA website....
I agree, the ADA still need much work on getting businesses at the local level to respond to the needs of the disability communities.
This is from the perspective of deaf and hard of hearing Americans on how the ADA has helped them. When it comes to other types of disabiltiies, the ADA may be questionable. No doubt.
This is not to "brag" but to point out the myths regarding the beginning of the ADA and who and how it got started. That's all.
The local level of the ADA is quite poor, and I agree.
And yet technology will be able to provide the help to the blind by having "smart sensors" that can read letters and repeat the words with a synthesized, "natural" voice to a blind person.
Technology is already providing an arena in helping level the playing field.
And yet technology will be able to provide the help to the blind by having "smart sensors" that can read letters and repeat the words with a synthesized, "natural" voice to a blind person.
Technology is already providing an arena in helping level the playing field.
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