While it comes as no surprise that an extremist Teabagger like newly elected GOP Senate candidate for Kentucky, Rand Paul, would like to see the Americans with Disabilities Act abolished, I’m still a bit shocked that he’d actually share such an evil cockamamie idea. But I guess he’s only out to impress fellow Teabaggers, and I’m sure many jumped for joy when they heard about his it. Afterall, it’s an unnecessary, money-sucking law that rich, white able-bodied men across the country have been hatin’ on since it was passed in 1990. Right? *rolls eyes*
Now why do you want to abolish the most important law to ever be passed for Americans with disabilities, Mr. Paul? Why would you seek to get rid of a law that’s helped millions of Americans feel equal to their able-bodied counterparts, enabling them to go out and shop, dine, and work just like everyone else? Simple. Paul says it’s because the ADA is unfair “to the business owner,” since the law requires a variety of accessible stipulations to be met in order for them to be in business.
Listen up, Rand. I know installing an accessible bathroom and an up-to-code ramp for many small business owners is way out of their budget, but hell….if you leave it up to local governments to decide if “disabled individuals deserve rights,” as you’d like to see done, do you honestly think many places would continue making their places accessible? What would happen to people like me who actually need this law and have been depending on it for years? I know this isn’t a concern of yours…you have a body that works. But come on, you’re a doctor (an Ophthalmologist no less), so you should know a thing or two about the frailty of the human condition.
Oh and btw - disabled individuals ALWAYS deserve rights. Why does this even need to be said?
- ADA
Compliance for Small Business Owners
- Overview
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Milkshakes, Please- Disability Discrimination at the Drive-Through
