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So sue me... :) BTW, Deri, I heard that an IBOT was up on two wheels
somewhere in England, and fell over. Any truth to that?
Mike
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From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 5:58 PM
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Subject: Re: IBOT
Rather strange logic in Mike's argument (sorry Mike!), seems to be
IBOT is Ok in Europe (where there is no ADA - but each country has
its own provisions to a greater or lesser extent) but should not be
welcomed in the USA because it may weaken ADA.
My view is that it is never going to happen (in any country) that
everywhere will be accessible to all disabilities, and, in fact,
there are conservation arguments against making areas of outstanding
natural beauty too accessible to anyone. Of course we should all be
advocating for accessibility to public buildings, and new buildings,
but I don't see the advantage of denying a tool which opens up new
options for the disabled, simply on political grounds.
Probably less than 2 cents worth!!!
Cheers
Deri
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