As an aside, I have spent the last 6 years as an architectural draftsman, so I know very well how the ADA laws apply to my work. What started out to be a stupid hindrance (I thought), has literally become my compassion. These ideas, that have long ago become law, can actually apply to each and every one of us. They give us opportunities, and remove barriers. They give all of us a chance to be productive, expressive, whatever. As individuals, we no longer have to be regarded as less than (whatever) because we are handicapped. We ARE equal.
And the codes just were not there until someone gave voice to the law. That, my friend, is why it's now the law of the land.
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