Comments on: Disabled People To Wear Signs? http://www.esteeklar.com/2009/05/27/disabled-people-to-wear-signs/ The Joy of Autism is about our journey with autism and our opinions about how society views it. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Estee http://www.esteeklar.com/2009/05/27/disabled-people-to-wear-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-2713 Estee Thu, 28 May 2009 18:31:17 +0000 http://www.esteeklar.com/?p=1381#comment-2713 I also think a medic alert or a note or card given by choice is different than a mandated symbol or sign. I also think a medic alert or a note or card given by choice is different than a mandated symbol or sign.

]]> By: renaeden http://www.esteeklar.com/2009/05/27/disabled-people-to-wear-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-2702 renaeden Thu, 28 May 2009 09:51:05 +0000 http://www.esteeklar.com/?p=1381#comment-2702 Wow. I wonder if the signs will have the same written on all of them or will it vary from person to person?! I do wear a MedicAlert bracelet for autism. The bracelet came with a card to put into my wallet as well. The bracelet has written on it: Autism - Communication Difficulties. So...it is possible to get MedicAlerts for all kinds of conditions. Wow. I wonder if the signs will have the same written on all of them or will it vary from person to person?!

I do wear a MedicAlert bracelet for autism. The bracelet came with a card to put into my wallet as well.

The bracelet has written on it: Autism – Communication Difficulties. So…it is possible to get MedicAlerts for all kinds of conditions.

]]> By: dkmnow http://www.esteeklar.com/2009/05/27/disabled-people-to-wear-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-2689 dkmnow Thu, 28 May 2009 02:02:23 +0000 http://www.esteeklar.com/?p=1381#comment-2689 The "safety" argument was used in Nazi Germany, too. The segregation of "defective" citizens -- who were ultimately forced to wear black triangles (see Wikipedia) -- is where the Holocaust began. When it's a personal choice made by free citizens, that's fine. But, when it's demanded by the state, under force of law, that's discrimination of the most dangerous kind... The “safety” argument was used in Nazi Germany, too. The segregation of “defective” citizens — who were ultimately forced to wear black triangles (see Wikipedia) — is where the Holocaust began.

When it’s a personal choice made by free citizens, that’s fine. But, when it’s demanded by the state, under force of law, that’s discrimination of the most dangerous kind…

]]> By: Fleecy http://www.esteeklar.com/2009/05/27/disabled-people-to-wear-signs/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Fleecy Wed, 27 May 2009 22:17:41 +0000 http://www.esteeklar.com/?p=1381#comment-2681 At the risk of Godwin's Law... this sounds a little too familiar, doesn't it? At the risk of Godwin’s Law… this sounds a little too familiar, doesn’t it?

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