"Kim W5TIT" wrote:

Well, now see? I can understand that. BUT, I am not
sure that someone *using* the handicapped as an excuse
is something that we should all applaud--*if* that is
what Keith is doing. Maybe he really *does* know
someone he's taking up for. But, I haven't heard him
mention anyone.


Since I'm still having problems reading your messages, I'll end with these
comments. Those who cheat when it comes to the ADA are causing problems for
the truly disabled. The general stereotype is that everyone claiming a
disability is faking it. My wife was recently hurt while working for the
military and now has a disability (her body is 30 percent disabled). Even
though her disability is very real, many people immediately assume she is
faking it because the injuries are not outwardly visible (no wheelchair).

As a result, my wife has to constantly deal with an impression she
cheating some insurance company out of money using a fake disability. In
reality, the military and VA decided she was disabled, and assigned the
percentage of disability, based on their own x-rays, surgeries, and
follow-up treatment. The VA is now sending her to college for vocational
rehabilitation and she gets a small disability check each month ($510).

Trust me when I say she would gladly give all that back in trade for no
disability to live with for the rest of her life and no pain at night from
each day's activities.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/