Linda,

There is a lot of different AT available for people with disabilities to
participate in a lot of sports.  I'd hope that the company would consider
activities that can include everyone, whether it's bowling, bridge,
backgammon, or whatever.  I don't think it rises to the level of
discrimination.  The woman who filed the complaint could have been proactive
and said "I'm not much of a bowler, but I enjoy 'X' " or "I'll be the score
keeper and beer drinker...."  As you said, those of us with disabilities
need to be confident and assertive enough to stand up for ourselves.  I
don't advocate punching someone in the nose to solve problems, but we do
need to be able to say "this is who I am, and what works for me."

On Oct 31, 2007 12:29 PM, Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am able bodied but I do know that thalidomide was a totally
> preventable and horrific limb deformity birth defect. I find being
> asked to bowl while missing fingers incredibly harsh and cruel. Had
> the company said come and join us for the fun, keep score, drink some
> beer, and root for the team that would be different. Or if they
> leveled the playing field by taping the other members fingers
> together and then seeing who was really last that would be ok with me
> too. Case does go bowling and they have a metal contraption that he
> sets the ball in and it automatically rolls down the lane. If she had
> used that that might be ok as well. Where is the sense of fairness in
> this? Don't people use handicapping in golf etc to even the playing field.
>
> At 12:43 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
> >On Wednesday 31 October 2007 02:05:02 kat wrote:
> > > Thanks for setting us straight, Deri! Now you've got me feeling sick
> > > that a disabled person can use her disability to "beat the system."
> Ugh!
> > > Gives the rest of us a bad name.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> >
> >Hi Kat,
> >
> >I do not know if I'm right, its just that I realised while reading
> >that if you
> >take away the disability element the things she describes happen to many,
> >many people, who do not have the opportunity to sue.
> >
> >Also, I realised that it seems the whole case revolves around her
> disability,
> >the article says she is actually suing the company for sexual harrassment
> >(not discrimination - probably because all her cited instances of
> >discrimination occurred outside work in a social setting).
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Deri
> >
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