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Chris
Here's my point: people seem to assume that just because something is the
law today, it will always be. That simply
isn't the case; and one of the ways to encourage folks wanting to see the
law removed is by those benefiting from the law abusing it.
ADA one day could be history if its original intent is stretched so far
that the original intent of the legislation is no longer recognizable.
ADA is a wonderful tool; but like all tools, it can be used appropriately
or misused.
A hammer is wonderful if I need to pound a nail into place; it's abusive
if I bang you over the head with it or can injure myself if I swing it
onto my hand or foot.
There are plenty of people who see regulation on many things going far
beyond necessity and interfering in people's lives.
Yes, I want access to things; but I also recognize that I am handicapped
and that it is impossible, both from a practical as well as financial
sense, for that to be with all things.
So go ahead and bang the ADA hammer on anything and everything; and I can
guarantee you one day that it will be gone.
Use it sparingly and with discretion, and then it becomes like the hammer
in a toolchest as a very useful tool.
Just my 2 cents worth and, in no way, presenting a comment on What Amazon
and Yahoo are seeking to do as that is far beyond my comprehension as I
hardly have the knowledge or resources to determine the feasibility of
making this accessible or what it would cost to do so and just how many
folks would actually and truly benefit through it.
Applying God's standards to life's choices is called wisdom; applying the
world's standards is called folly.
Woodrow Kroll, in Proverbs: The Pursuit of God's Wisdom
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