the ADA im in support of -- but YES it has been abused -- the way i look at it the word "disability" is something in life that is beyond our control like for example -- born Deaf, become Deaf later in life, become blind due to glaucoma or other events, have signs of schizophrenia cuz of a chemical imbalance occurring in the brain and etc etc and there are some listed as a "disability" that i think is total BULLSHIT -- for 1 example -- drug and alcohol abusers are protected against the ADA (amazing huh qq) and that threw me off cuz the abuse of drugs/alcohol is a CHOICE of the person's not a "disability" -- i have talked to a few ppl abt this and they say they do sometimes have to hire the person altho the person may have documented history of drug/alcohol problems
and in the end they get fired anyway cuz they were given the mandatory and random drug/alcohol testing and was found to be positive -- i can never understand this shit and other so called "disabilities" that are protected under the ADA -- i myself was a drug user and have been clean for YEARS (over 10 years and counting) and i dont see that as a "disability" -- i see that as a CHOICE to use or not to use -- there is the word "yes" to be using and if a person
CHOOSES to say "yes" it is under "disability" qq i say its
BULLSHIT !!!!!!!
i myself support the use of terps in a staff meeting setting, mandatory in-services, etc etc where it involves a large group of people not just a 1 on 1 that can be easily done with paper and pen -- but if have a meeting with 2 or 3 other ppl including urself i would support the use of a terp cuz 1 person may interrupt and say something and the Deaf person would miss that -- and thats not fair and the Deaf person should have the right to have total inclusiveness in those types of setting