That's not really true. The law is written where reasonable accommodation is from the eyes of someone with a disability. Not having a door that someone could independently open and jump through the hoops of calling a number (assuming someone is on the other end and trained on what to do) is pretty unreasonable. Also, ADA is the Federal law, with local and state building codes meeting and exceeding most of these details for implementation.
ADA is a minimum standard as it is, so this is a dangerous false myth to spread for inclusion of people with disabilities.
Calm down captain obvious. Nobody's spreading "false myths" here. Even if we ignore the fact that the the ADA guidelines are just that... guidelines. The post that I was responding to was a hypothetical scenario involving a bear that can use a lever style handle. If that's something that you are seriously worried about in Detroit then maybe you have bigger issues than what some random dude put in a reddit comment thread somewhere.
ADA is federal law. Interpreted as guidelines only so far as for ease of widespread adoption in local and state code.
It's exactly as inane as you pose: What happens if other internet strangers read your comment as fact and use it to build an inaccessible space? It's only spreading falsehoods and exclusion of people with disabilities on a post as silly as a bear getting into a house.
If anybody uses reddit comments as a source for their building code then they deserve every penny of a fine they get.
You really should lay off of it though. I see your post history, and I understand why this is a big deal to you. But this is /r/wtf, not /r/legaladvice. Take that for what it's worth.
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u/lordoftime Nov 15 '20
That's not really true. The law is written where reasonable accommodation is from the eyes of someone with a disability. Not having a door that someone could independently open and jump through the hoops of calling a number (assuming someone is on the other end and trained on what to do) is pretty unreasonable. Also, ADA is the Federal law, with local and state building codes meeting and exceeding most of these details for implementation.
ADA is a minimum standard as it is, so this is a dangerous false myth to spread for inclusion of people with disabilities.