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SpicyLemonZest ◴[] No.42130414[source]
I dunno. I don't like the idea of companies holding inquisitions on just how disabled people are, but if we're going to hold the expansive view of disabilities the article takes for granted it seems inevitable. When someone claims that they're unable to work in an office because they're suffering from a stress disorder, it's reasonable to have some followup questions about how they manage the disorder on other occasions that call for them to leave home.
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danudey ◴[] No.42130556[source]
> someone claims that they're unable to work in an office because they're suffering from a stress disorder, it's reasonable to have some followup questions about how they manage the disorder on other occasions that call for them to leave home.

No it's not. It makes no sense to say "oh, you can't commute to work and then home again five times a week? so how do you get groceries?" because those are two completely separate things in completely separate environments.

It's none of Amazon's business how people manage their disabilities outside of work. The only thing that matters is what the most effective way of managing their disabilities is inside of work. Amazon is not your doctor, and if your doctor says that this is the most effective way for you to manage things while being productive then they need to accept that the doctor knows what they're doing.

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benced ◴[] No.42130627[source]
This falls apart the second you realize it's trivial to find a doctor who will say or do literally whatever you want if you pay the right amount.
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no_wizard ◴[] No.42130684[source]
Actual instances of disability accommodation at work being abused aren't exactly rampant.

Part of which is that people face lots of stigma around disabilities still, but also the need to have some historical and diagnoses paperwork is a barrier that I suspect lots of people don't want to go through.

Frankly, I don't believe its rampant to begin with, and I can't find any real evidence that supports that people are widely abusing these accommodation requests.

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1. quickthrowman ◴[] No.42130918[source]
> Actual instances of disability accommodation being abused aren't exactly rampant.

Check out pictures or videos of ‘people in wheelchairs’ at Southwest Airline gates who sit in a wheelchair simply for priority boarding.

Also, security blanket animals, I forgot the actual term they use but that’s what they are.

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2. no_wizard ◴[] No.42131280[source]
>Check out pictures or videos of ‘people in wheelchairs’ at Southwest Airline gates who sit in a wheelchair simply for priority boarding.

I fly very often, and my company has on many an occasion forced me to use Southwest Airlines.

I have taken far more flights where there was there wasn't anyone flying in a wheel chair to begin with, than ones where this is even a possibility.

Again, the people that are the loudest here are the people worried about it happening and perhaps some folks on social media platforms posting about doing it, but the inverse evidence that its a real, rampant issue is lacking, even anecdotally its inconsistent.

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3. FireBeyond ◴[] No.42133506[source]
Emotional support animals, which are not a concept recognized by the ADA.
4. LtWorf ◴[] No.42137999[source]
I'm disabled and I've done it many times (though never in USA). It's probably bullshit.

Thing is that you might be able to walk but not able to do the distances in an airport, and sometimes in airports they just sit you in a wheelchair for their own convenience, because they have 10000 other people to take care of.

There's degrees of disability. Someone might be able to do a few steps, that doesn't mean they're 100% fine.

quickthrowman is just finding excuses to get outraged hating at disabled people.