Christmas Village shoppers no longer will be allowed to enter booths

josephcsible

Another ADA disaster, along the same lines as when UC Berkeley was forced to get rid of all their free online course videos, because they didn't have the budget to have someone write captions for them. You should never have to take something away from people who aren't disabled just because making it accessible isn't feasible.

Sabinus

>At the 2025 market, vendors and Christmas Village staff had temporary ramps that they could place out to accommodate shoppers who used wheelchairs or walkers. >"Well, it was a great approach, but a very small group of people do not like that they need assistance to enter booths which able bodied don't need to ask for," Bauer wrote. I wonder if that small group of people are pleased with the outcome.

HoldOnAMinute

I'm tired of this world

delichon

This is a very Harrison Bergeron outcome, enforcing equality with a least common denominator. I wonder how many bureaucrats could read that story as a guidebook.

codersfocus

ADA needs to be repealed, as technology has developed enough to allow disabled people access by themselves. Quadrupeds, ai vision, etc.

twiceaday

"And the trees are all kept equal / By hatchet, axe, and saw"

JohnTHaller

Reminds me of all the smaller/local newspapers and stations in the US that geo-block the EU from their content because complying with the GDPR - and paying the appropriate folks to ensure you are in compliance - simply made no business sense.