[LINK] Blind voter demands secret vote

[Craig Sanders]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 03:30:27PM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> Craig Sanders wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 01:26:37PM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote:
>>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/24/2013957.htm?section=justin
>>>
>>>
>>> "A blind man is taking legal action against the electoral office because 
>>> it will not provide him with a way to vote in secret.
>>>
>>> David Rankin, from Golden Grove in Adelaide, says he has to get a 
>>> relative or friend to fill out his ballot paper for both state and 
>>> federal elections.
>>
>> in later news, a legless man sues his local council for not providing
>> footpaths that he can walk on. he said "it doesn't matter that i'm not
>> physically capable of walking, it's discriminatory for the council to
>> not do whatever it takes to provide me with a footpath i can walk on,
>> and it's even more discriminatory to expect me to adapt my expectations
>> to match my capabilities".
>
> Yep, that's exactly what has to happen now - provide wheelchair ramps and 
> disabled toilets - irrespective of their potential need/use.

you missed the point. wheelchair ramps aren't good enough - the legless
man is demanding that the council has to provide a footpath he can
*walk* on, anything less is discriminatory. the fact that he can't
physically walk is irrelevant.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>

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