Fiona Harrison wrote:
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> I think you raise some very important points which need further discussion.
> Is exclusion on account of "not having strength to participate" in
> activities of life really so different from exclusion "because of
> discrimination or "not being able to get into a building"?
I think this is a very important point: one might (with a power
wheelchair) be able to get from one's home to a public building (via
accessible bus or alternate transportation), and drive up the ramp, only
to be foiled by a wide-enough door without an electric opener motor --
in this case, the person using the chair does "not [have the] strength
to participate," not because he or she is incapable but because of a
barrier that should not be there.
I hasten to add that there are likely limits to this argument; I just
am not sure where they are.
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