Dear mom:

If someone isn't aware of a problem, then to that person the problem
doesn't exist.

If the person is aware of the problem and cannot act on that awareness,
then the problem may overwhelm the person, unless there's third party
intervention.

If a person refuses to regard him/her self your alleged objective
standards, which performance carries interesting implications, there may
be basis for conflict and some eventual resolution.

As we can see by the Fla. vote count problems even so-called objective
standards may have existential limitations.

For any proactive, preemptive, or prophylactic application of law,
usually reasonableness prevails when reason doesn't.

Of course, one can always beseech God and demand Paradise be reinstated.

By the way: How's your dating going?  Let us know when you find Mr.
Right.




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Date:         Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:11:24 -0500

From:         "greer.bobby" <[log in to unmask]>

Organization: The University of Memphis

Subject:      Re: Cognitive Dis. & Reason. Accomd. Requests & ADA


The ADA's definition of disability is so broad in scope that it include
emotional and intellectual disabilities. However, I know of no law which
covers
that individual who does not regard themselves as disabled. This is
uncharted
territory in my viewpoint.

Bobby

mom mhc wrote:

> I need to know if there's any ADA or other federal case law regarding
> reasonable accommodations which addresses the needs of cognitively or
> psychiatrically impaired individuals who may be impaired from
requesting a
> reasonable accommodation due to the nature of their disability? In
other
> words, if the requirement for reasonable accommodation is that the PWD
must
> initiate the request, what happens when the disability prevents the
PWD from
> being able to do so?
>
> What happens when they don't see themselves as disabled, even when by
any
> objective standard, they clearly are?
>
> Don't the above situations leave these individuals unnecessarily
vulnerable
> under the law if no other provisions are in place.
>
> I know some state statutes address these issues, but what about
Federal?
>