Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoI'm only mildly infuriated by this because I've only been here a couple of weeks and am on a lower floor. Whoever put up this sign, on the other hand...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI'm only mildly infuriated by this because I've only been here a couple of weeks and am on a lower floor. Whoever put up this sign, on the other hand...lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoThis is in the UK, so the ADA does not apply. I am new to the country, so I don’t know how disability laws work here.
minus-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoI would assume the UK has better protections of disabled people than the US, but I’ve been surprised before.
minus-squareChristopher Masto@lemmy.masto.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoYou might assume that, but in fact the ADA is one of the places where the US was ahead of the game in protecting people’s rights. It wasn’t always like it is now.
This is in the UK, so the ADA does not apply. I am new to the country, so I don’t know how disability laws work here.
I would assume the UK has better protections of disabled people than the US, but I’ve been surprised before.
You might assume that, but in fact the ADA is one of the places where the US was ahead of the game in protecting people’s rights. It wasn’t always like it is now.