tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3362604033175493958..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Hard On PurposeDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-36819785503368111662016-02-22T01:02:02.105-05:002016-02-22T01:02:02.105-05:00They've been doing this a long, long time.
ht...They've been doing this a long, long time.<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/06/28/voting_rights_and_the_supreme_court_the_impossible_literacy_test_louisiana.htmlKristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-45560392901357309722016-02-13T06:12:26.112-05:002016-02-13T06:12:26.112-05:00Thank you for giving words to this! And for your s...Thank you for giving words to this! And for your strong advocacy!<br /><br />For me, the "They make it hard on purpose" is the "access" of the World Trade Center PATH Station in NYC... the distances one has to cover could only have been designed with electric wheelchair users in mind because they are insane if one is mobility-impaired in any other fashion and I'm not certain the ramps are at the proper incline (though some are, I think, still temporary as the site is still under construction), as well. At least there are now *<i>two</i> elevators from the platform to the mezzanine level (at least at the platform my train utilizes) instead of the one that used to be at the very back of the platform (which, of course, made the distance to travel to the next elevator even larger).<br /><br />And yes, there are escalators for those of us who can use them but they direction them according to perceived use depending on time of day so often one is still walking past two set "up" before finding the one -- if it exists -- going down. Or just walking to those elevators.<br /><br />I would love to know what those actual distances are...C.J. Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-44171408450181495072016-02-12T13:44:35.774-05:002016-02-12T13:44:35.774-05:00The purpose of a bureaucracy is to justify its exi...The purpose of a bureaucracy is to justify its existence. When the rules are made so difficult that only a specialist in the rules understands them, then who can abide by the rules without a specialist? Unfortunately, what you've called attention to is a symptom of society on the whole. <br /><br />Things like this happen to everyone, though not near the frequency or severity as it happens to folks with disabilities. And the even scarier part? Some of the folks who make things hard on purpose - do so because they care . . . . Ron Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852385982605070675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-78299404518852702982016-02-12T00:04:08.234-05:002016-02-12T00:04:08.234-05:00Had to look up 'zygote'; doubt if I'll...Had to look up 'zygote'; doubt if I'll ever use the word. Yup, there's a lot of power tripping and protecting the money out there. We all need to know as much as we can to progress, succeed, etc. Thanks, Dave, and commenters. Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-87130746071008064332016-02-11T19:24:18.569-05:002016-02-11T19:24:18.569-05:00I think it matters because the educational and adv...I think it matters because the educational and advocacy approaches to things which are "hard on purpose" are often different than those which are hard because no one "knew better." <br /><br />People of good faith who don't know better often do better simply by knowing. <br /><br />People who make things hard on purpose because they are the ones in power won't do better just by being told that what they did was hard. Addressing this power differential requires a much more concerted advocacy approach than simply education. <br /><br />Intent is not magical but intent does matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-83681471304119237112016-02-11T17:53:33.242-05:002016-02-11T17:53:33.242-05:00Of course it matters, Dave. If you hadn't had...Of course it matters, Dave. If you hadn't had Joe with you, would you have been able to access the building? Others won't be able to if the situation isn't changed. It matters. A lot. sammAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-5717416568421937052016-02-11T11:13:37.907-05:002016-02-11T11:13:37.907-05:00Dave, you are a total rock star.Dave, you are a total rock star.Elizabeth J. (Ibby) Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330631899371657005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-62672387916335791892016-02-11T10:58:44.524-05:002016-02-11T10:58:44.524-05:00What? Disabled people would like to have the rest ...What? Disabled people would like to have the rest of their rights?<br /><br />Of course it is made hard on purpose. It has ALWAYS been made hard on purpose. It's easier for the 'caretakers.'ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-61443112408834079292016-02-11T10:39:26.697-05:002016-02-11T10:39:26.697-05:00Are people in Human Services forgetting about &quo...Are people in Human Services forgetting about "successive approximations?" Dave that might be a great newsletter article, paired with what you just wrote.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-51200163790209250972016-02-11T10:14:55.544-05:002016-02-11T10:14:55.544-05:00Glee, not only is it happening, its been going on ...Glee, not only is it happening, its been going on for a long time. <br /><br />What makes us think that we can do this to people? It is so twisted.Colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-61129786746626311202016-02-11T10:10:59.188-05:002016-02-11T10:10:59.188-05:00I've heard of something similar regarding IEPs...I've heard of something similar regarding IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) in the schools here. Sometimes the goals are set far too high, and if the student fails to meet those goals too many times in a row. they can reclassify the student--which means they can adjust their stats. As a result, I pay close attention to the goals they're setting for my daughter. Children deserve the best education they can get, not whatever education someone feels like providing.Tragic Sandwichhttp://www.tragicsandwich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-37334104966749928502016-02-11T09:03:30.194-05:002016-02-11T09:03:30.194-05:00This makes me very sad. I have long had feelings t...This makes me very sad. I have long had feelings that this sort of shit was actually happening. Now it's confirmed.Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.com