The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was just reformed so that disabled people can’t sue public businesses for discrimination because it would be discrimination against that business.
50% of all US murder victims by police officers are disabled
Bathrooms, entryways, seating, parking, and other public spaces are segregated for disabled people
Disabled children are required to go to segregated schools
Disabled people can’t…
- Get married without losing their health insurance which is a death sentence
- Have savings accounts
- Have more than $2000 at any given time
- Own or inherent property
- Own jewelry worth more than $100 or other items worth more than $500 without reporting them to the government
It is legal for a parent to murder a disabled child if they consider that child an undue burden
This is an extremely short list of things you are leaving out of your social justice
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But… wait… aren’t those public services like parking and stuff supposed to make things easier for them? Tailored just for them? Because we got to skip the rest of the line at a ride at Harry Potter world cuz my mom was in a wheelchair. Also, people without disabilities park in spots reserved for disabled people all the time. If it was real segregation, then we would be making things harder for them, not easier. Also, seating at movie theaters and the like is on the center aisle so they don’t have climb up stairs. Bathrooms are bigger for them so they don’t have to squeeze their wheelchair into a tiny cubicle. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF YOUR ARGUMENT??????
Segregation is not defined as “making life harder for one group of people.” Its actions or policies meant to separate people.
Consider: What if, like, ALL bathrooms and buildings were accessible, instead of just a select few? Yes, these special accomodations are better than NOTHING, but that doesn’t inherently make them IDEAL.
I don’t disagree with you about the bathroom thing, and I certainly wish that all public places would have accessability, but an honest question for you: what would you propose us to do otherwise? What would you propose to make conditions ideal? And I still think it shouldn’t be part of the argument if the same can be used as a counter-argument.
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