[nfbwatlk] Fw: NFB Article by Dr. Maurer in today's New York Times

[Larose, Kevin]

A very good op ed, I must say. Actually, I think I do see the point. The
best analogy I can come up with on the spur of the moment is Braille
menus. They are wonderful to have, absolutely, and it's great when
restaurants have them (much more now than in the past, by the way), but
not having any available does not constitute discrimination. It doesn't
mean that I, as a blind person, have to leave the premises without
partaking of the restaurant's fare. I may have to have my waitperson
give me an idea of what the menu has to offer, and more often than not
they're more than happy to do so, although I've had some rather
frustrating moments in Mexican restaurants. <G> The point being, not
having the menu in Braille is an inconvenience, not discrimination. In
my more lucid moments, I do know it's important to, um, discriminate
between the two. Like I have said elsewhere, I strongly suspect this
debate is purely academic, as this case will almost certainly be bottled
up for years, and will soon be a deep, dark and distant memory. I still
think accessible currency is a good idea, but so are seeing-eye cars,
and those are impractical too. <G> We do have to get along in this
society, after all.

KL