ADA ramps became pejoratively described when "reasonable accommodation" became at any cost, in any place, on threat of lawsuit. The costs are far outweighing the benefits.
For example, the 100 million dollar hiway 50 refit. If you figure it out on a cost basis, you could hire a car and driver to transport people in a wheelchair from one side of 50 to the other for over 30 years for much less than it cost to rebuild the over crossings.
On ARC, they tore out all the existing ADA ramps on the corners, and installed fancy new ramps with less gradient on them. The freaking street itself is steeper than ADA compliance, so how many of our tax dollars were completely wasted there? How much money are the cities/state losing every year due to business closings because of ADA compliance issues? Have a barn and want to casually board some friends horses? Better have ADA access. It's not just costs to existing business, it's also all the businesses that are never started.
It's a worthy goal to attempt to help those unfortunate enough to need a little help. The execution absolutely blows, and the costs should have some limit.
If you read the proposal, it is obvious this was planned primarily as an ADA ramp. It is being sold as something else.
You alsorealize that now that the AMA has determined obesity to be a disease, fat people will qualify as handicapped right? From the DMV, you are eligible if you have:
A diagnosed disease or disorder which substantially impairs or interferes with mobility due to
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