I like what Yehuda has to say.  I think we as a society have a responsibility to look out for those who are weaker and more needy, especially if we have the means too – which we do.

 

With that in mind, we also need to be practical.  If we spent our time trying to make everything in life accessible, we wouldn’t find much time for other important things and our businesses may suffer.

 

That’s why we must find a balance.  Both the courts, the disabled, and designers need to be patient and gracious with each other.  In time, these things will come about, just as they have in public and commercial buildings.

 

-Isaac

 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yehuda Katz
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Or we could say, "As a society, we will insist that people who are physically disabled be afforded a minimal level of access to large, commercial or public areas." Disabled people are human beings too, and if we can do something to ensure that those who cannot do the things we take for granted can do them too, we'll be better off in the long run.

Some of our greatest geniuses have been disabled, and we should not risk losing another genius because they cannot operate at a minimal level in the new information age.

-- Yehuda

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