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Re:Top accessibility complaints from people with disabilities by isleyaardvark on Thursday July 06, 2017 @10:34AM (#14710699)
> It's not a choice between waiving a magic wand to make everything wonderful for the disabled or not.

Well, that's not the ADA.

And you're right, I can fly to Japan or Europe. People with disabilities are quite clear on the difference:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1673691

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/traveling-wi...

Which is one reason why, as this article puts it, "The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World — Literally"

http://fpif.org/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-is-a-mod...

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Re:Top accessibility complaints from people with disabilities by avar on Thursday July 06, 2017 @11:16AM (#14711026)
From the first page you linked to:

    > Dad was looking forward to seeing Pompeii for the
    > first time, and let’s just say it was tough. This
    > is a place not designed for the disabled.
From the second one:

    > Yes, the top of the Eiffel Tower is inaccessible to
    > disabled travelers.
These quotes aren't cherry-picked out of context. Most of these pages are describing the hassle of visiting historic sites.

What do you expect us to do? Bulldoze Pompeii to make it wheelchair accessible?

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