01-25-2013, 08:13 PM
I think that "reasonable" should be defined clearly and that cost should be a part of that definition. That's a valid point.
I support accessibility laws and am encouraged by the number of public places, including schools, that have adequate ramp access, bathroom facilities to accommodate the disabled, etc... We've come along way in the last 20 years.
When it comes to what I'm interpreting as "traditional sports accessibility" at schools, I hope that the demand (and desire) on the part of the disabled community itself has truly been considered and that it's not just a good/progressive sounding concept that could result in a negative cost/benefit result for those its intended to help and for the school system and the general student body. Most schools (at least public ones) are constantly juggling to meet minimum requirements within their given budgets as it stands. I think that helping schools to establish guidelines to ensure adequate exercise and team work opportunities for the disabled might be a better way to go, at least as a start.
Music and art programs have been cut out of a lot of public school curriculums due to budgetary restrictions. Sucks. I'd be interested to see how the whole of the disabled student population felt about having opportunities to engage in those such activities as compared to having access to modified traditional sports. Just a curiosity.
I support accessibility laws and am encouraged by the number of public places, including schools, that have adequate ramp access, bathroom facilities to accommodate the disabled, etc... We've come along way in the last 20 years.
When it comes to what I'm interpreting as "traditional sports accessibility" at schools, I hope that the demand (and desire) on the part of the disabled community itself has truly been considered and that it's not just a good/progressive sounding concept that could result in a negative cost/benefit result for those its intended to help and for the school system and the general student body. Most schools (at least public ones) are constantly juggling to meet minimum requirements within their given budgets as it stands. I think that helping schools to establish guidelines to ensure adequate exercise and team work opportunities for the disabled might be a better way to go, at least as a start.
Music and art programs have been cut out of a lot of public school curriculums due to budgetary restrictions. Sucks. I'd be interested to see how the whole of the disabled student population felt about having opportunities to engage in those such activities as compared to having access to modified traditional sports. Just a curiosity.