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Re:Top accessibility complaints from people with disabilities by falcolas on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @07:43PM (#14707104)
In that same society, disabled individuals must pay $5,000 for a plane ticket, because only one airline will support them and space is at a premium. They are limited to a small handful of chain restaurants which charge three times the prices of your "hole in the wall" restaurants.

I'd much rather live in a society where I pay a small premium (even if that premium is the loss of a few restaurants) so that if my legs give out, I can continue to participate in society; not just a small portion of it.

Accommodating disabilities today is accommodating yourself in the future.

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Re:Top accessibility complaints from people with disabilities by kalleboo on Thursday July 06, 2017 @05:17AM (#14709062)
Except that disabled people DON'T have to pay $5,000 for a plane ticket in Europe or Japan.
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Re:Top accessibility complaints from people with disabilities by Chris2048 on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:52PM (#14712336)
> I'd much rather live in a society where I pay a small premium

You don't, small businesses do. Plus, there are plenty places in Europe that cater to people in wheelchairs, it's just not mandated for all.

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