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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still don’t understand why nondisabled people are making determinations for what is a reasonable accommodation for disabled people. Do white people tell black people what is and is not racist?  Do Christians tell Jewish people what should count as anti-semite?

Imagine being physically disabled, and basically having to beg permissions to exist, for every single thing in your life, and the nondisabled people get to decide whether or not you’re worthy, of even being able to use the sidewalk or get out of a car? imagine this for the right to go to school, get a job, get healthcare, etc. The ADA is reactionary, it depends on people to report violations and then maybe, just maybe it will be enforced. For everything. Being disabled is hard enough without having to listen to all the ridiculous BS on this thread by cyclists and other experts who claim they know better. [/quote]

the ADA is a law, not an identity politics blog. The courts determine what a “reasonable accomodation” is if there is a dispute. Prior to that, DDOT engineers use standards set out in district and federal guidance. [/quote]

So disabled people wanting accommodations is a form of identity politics? Wow.[/quote]

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