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From: Ted.Young@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Ted Young)
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Subject: Re: Emergency Exits
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Date: 23 Jul 90 20:32:21 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Gary;  In your message to Phil you state "in several threads the
term discrimination has been used over and over again.  Though, no
doubt, discrimination does exist and should be countered, the trap
I see us falling into is one of not taking care to distinguish
between it and the realms of legitimate personal choice." In the
case of the airlines discrimination occurs when, based on an
assumption about the lack of capabilities of the class, blind
people are barred from exit row seating.  if a person, blind or
sighted, shooses not to sit in an exit row based on his or her
decision about his or her capabilities that is fine.  The issue is
indeed whether he or she can make such a choice.  The major result
of discrimination is to block such personal choice.  With regard to
whether we bring about a backlash:  Usually when people believe
something and act accordingly, and they are forced to reexamine
their beliefs and change those actions they will react.  My opinion
is that people don't have to like me but they do have to give me my
rights in society and to respect those rights.  It is only by
insisting on that that we can eventually gain respect which will
sometimes include being liked.  Ted Young

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