ADA -GAH!

Another gift that keeps on taking

“     Compassionate government has recently rained new  rights and entitlements so rapidly that you may have missed this beauty: You have a right to be a colossally obnoxious jerk on the job.        If you are just slightly offensive, your right will not kick in. But if you are seriously insufferable to colleagues at work, you have a right not to be fired, and you are entitled to have your employer make reasonable accommodations for your "disability." That is how the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is being construed. Protection For the Personality-Impaired By George F. Will, April 17th 1996 ”

George Will's tolerance for gummint programs is a bit too nuanced for me; and he did have a particular animus for President George H. Bush, but here we agree. He still  refers to The ADA as the most toxic legislation ever signed by Reagen's "lap dog."  Here's another prime example of  that toxicity. “ Influencing Innovation: The Americans With Disabilities Act Today marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a code of law that has influenced society and tech companies in interesting ways already, and is expanding to influence them even more. One recent example: feds encouraged schools around the country, notably Princeton and Arizona State University, to drop the idea of requiring students to use e-readers, specifically the Amazon Kindle DX, until the devices were made “accessible.” Accessible and acceptable e-readers would need features that work for students who are visually impaired, hearing impaired or have limited manual dexterity. TechCrunch ”