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The right and obvious solution is to make special accommodations for people with special needs.
by santoshalper 7y ago
The right and obvious solution is to make special accommodations for people with special needs.
- AdrianB1 7y agoThat is not right and that is not obvious. First, because "right" means it is right for all, that would imply the same rights and obligations for everyone. Because it is not right, it is not obvious. The only right way is to give equal treatment to everyone.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoObvious failure modes of "equal treatment to everyone" include six year olds joining the army.
- modsiw 7y agoOh oh oh. Can I play? Everyone is entitled to enter a restroom or no one is. I can get behind that. No more multi-toilet rooms with stall gaps.
- hestipod 7y agoWhile I am strongly opposed to child labor and military conscription, a six year old can do a LOT of damage. I'd not want to face a squad of them on my best day.
- mffnbs 7y agoWhat are you gaining from removing disabled people from "everyone"? You're against protections for these people because it's not fair to you? Ever consider that your way is not fair to them and potentially any other arbitrarily defined group of people?
- AdrianB1 7y agoI gain a backbone. People with disabilities are a noble cause, but not an argument for inequality of rights. Consider that being equal is not discriminatory against any "arbitrary defined group of people", exactly opposite to your arbitrary rights.
- whatisthiseven 7y agoWhy can't we reverse your argument and say that "equality of rights is a noble cause"? Sure, we would of course prefer that, but barring that, I would absolutely prefer well-reasoned compromises for disabilities than nihilistic idealism.
- mffnbs 7y agoBeing equal can easily discriminate against anyone because your definition of equality does not match everyone else's. So, in your case, being equal means that handicapped people aren't treated equally. What if you set your arbitrary equality definition to only apply to white people? Now you're being equal by your personal standards again but you just regressed to the 1800s. Your version of equality is worthless, your backbone is just an excuse to make yourself feel better.
- hestipod 7y agoYou have the same right to accommodation when/if you are ever disabled as anyone else. If you aren't disabled and don't need the accommodation to function normally or without medical complications then you aren't being deprived of anything.
- modsiw 7y agoEveryone enjoys the right that if you are unable to fulfill your job due to a disability, and a reasonable accommodation could be provided which would allow you to fulfill your job, you’re entitled to the accommodation.
- AdrianB1 7y ago"entitled" is starting an alarm to me. I know and lived some history.
- ensignro2340 7y agoOmg dude read about the ADA. You seem to have a deep misunderstand of things in the U.S.
- AdrianB1 7y agoI am not from or in US, I am from and in Europe. We see "equal" as it in the dictionary, not bent backwards.
- a_t48 7y agohttps://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1137 https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1137 The current EU govt. appears to disagree with you. Care to give an example?
- ensignro2340 7y agoWisconsin is in the US so US laws and regulations are what apply. Moreover it seems Europe also has similar legislation/protections for people with disabilities. This is equality. No bending necessary.