[blindlaw] Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008

[Ross Doerr]

Martial aart truly has been around for several thousand years. But it never 
was, and is still not intended to be applied to individuals with a 
disability as an aid or remedial skill for that disability.
It does not translate into anything related to a mobility aid, be it dog or 
cane.
Mark, I was in martial arts for many, many years both during and after I 
went blind. I find it to be great exercise and good self disciplin. It is an 
ancient and excellent form of fighting and self defense.
But it truly has no place for consideration in either mobility or in the 
definition of "disability" under any law.
IT is a philosophy that is part physical and part disciplin.



You're

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 
Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008


> The problem is that if you're focused on Bollywood's fictional accounts of 
> legendary martial artists with disabilities, you're more likely to fall 
> down a flight of stairs or something than stand up to scrutiny.
>
> Joseph
>
> On Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 08:58:49AM -0800, Mark BurningHawk wrote:
>> A martial arts approach to disability and mobility may, if the definition 
>> of disability were to rely upon the uses of such things as canes or dogs. 
>> Respectfully, I would point out that the martial arts are older than the 
>> white cane by several thousand years, so "time proven," seems to be a 
>> rather poor criterion upon which to judge.  Look, I'm not saying one's 
>> better than the other, just doing what I normally do, thinking outside 
>> the box to see if the box will stand up.
>
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