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Salkin Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:52:24 -0400
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Sorry but you'll not budge me from that soapbox, either.  Drugs and alcohol
are choices, CP is not.

Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Parker" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: The ADA


> << I agree with you 100% - drug addicts and alcoholics do not need to be
>  covered by the ADA, nor are they.  Same for obese people - no one is
forcing
>  them to overeat, either.
>
>  Kat >>
>
> I think that statements like that push the world of the disabled back a
bunch
> of years...do you really believe that people with addictions or alcoholism
or
> moribound obesity are doing it on purpose anymore than my son wants his
CP??
>
>  I do not know where or where not they are covered by the ADA, but as we
try
> to change peoples minds about people with disabilities, lets shy away from
> enforcing ither stereotypes and biases...
>
> (getting off my soap box now...
>
> David

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