I agree.  Kathy





--- Salkin Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> True, but what I'm saying is, that people tend
> to look at the disability
> first, rather than the ability.  I'd far rather
> have them look at my ability
> first, the disability second. I don't think the
> ADA has changed things to
> reflect the first scenario, to be realistic.
> All too often, a disabled
> person is hired to let companies say, "Hey look
> at us, we've got ADA
> compliance here!"  Sorry if it sounds so
> cynical but I am about this.
>
> Kat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Magenta Raine" <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 7:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Washington Post thought provoking
> artile on the ADA and the
> Supreme Court
>
>
> > Kat,
> > I think the purpose of the ADA was to permit
> a disabled person to get in
> the
> > doorway, and then be judged whether they can
> play Mozart sonata in A,
> rather
> > than just looking at the missing leg, or
> whatever, and saying no, go home
> ya
> > gimp.
> >
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > If you already shop online, please take a
> look at my mall!
> > Why? Because we have over 500 stores with
> over 1 million items!
> > www.itilink.com/traine.iti


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