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From: Nadine.Thomas@p59.f1.n360.z1.fidonet.org (Nadine Thomas)
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Subject: real world
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Date: 9 Aug 90 19:53:32 GMT
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In a message to All <02 Aug 90  5:11:00> Joe Chamberlain wrote:

 JC>                TNE REAL WORLD IS NOT USER FRIENDLY

 JC>        1.  A disable person seeking a driver license is more closely
 JC> examined and more easily failed than the able bodied.

I want to comment on this one (even though I could say things about
the rest).  In 1983, when I moved to Tucson, I went to the motor
vehicle dept. to change my drivers license over.  I was wearing my
hand/wrist braces at the time.  The clerk saw them and told me that
after I took the written test and the eye test I would have to take
a drivers test.  When I finished the written test I managed to get
my braces off without anyone noticing, handed in the test to
another clerk, took the eye exam, past them both and was given my
license without taking the drivers test - all because I removed the
offending objects.

Nadine

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