Family Kicked Out Of Golden Corral Restaurant Over Children's Skin Disorder

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150. The ADA was specifically written

to protect people with disabilities from those who are, out of ignorance, superstition, or for whatever other reason "afraid of that condition." That it looks like "the pox" is no reason to deny services to people. Under the ADA, you can only deny services to a person with a disability because that person poses an actual, genuine, meaningful threat to the health and safety of others. Not the perception of a threat, not the fear of a threat, not "Gee he just looked kinda odd to me" kind of threat, not "eewww gross"--nope, it has to be an actual, based in science medical threat of direct and actual harm.

The ADA even requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish a list of such actual threats, in the form of contagious diseases, which is made available specifically to restaurants and other establishments that handle food. That's been happening now for 23 years. For the manager of a restaurant to not be aware of this is like him not being aware of fire codes, health inspection requirements, civil rights provisions, sexual harassment policies. This is stuff any competent manager of a major franchise ought to know.

"If they sat next to me, I'd leave."

That's your decision. It would be cruel, and no doubt hurtful to these children, but hey, if that's what you need to do to assuage your fear of disability, so be it.

"Poor kid" indeed.

There's a slogan in the disability rights movement: "Piss on pity." We don't need for you to feel sorry for us. We need you to respect our rights.

Sorry if I'm coming off a bit harsh here, but this case is really beginning to burn me up.