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Maybe I've just been grumpy, but things like this have really been pissing me off lately.
A 19-year-old boy with Angelman syndrome went to an AMC theater with his mom and brother to see The Pink Panther. He found the movie funny, and laughed... a lot. As is common with Angelman syndrome, his laughter was exuberant, and a bit loud. Apparently it was too loud for others in the theater to remain comfortable pretending he didn't exist... so they complained to the theater manager and had him and his family thrown out. Suffice it to say that I personally will never patronize an AMC theater again.
I read about that incident this morning, after visiting what is admittedly one of our favorite restaurants last night, to find that they had locked the regular doors and were forcing everyone to use the revolving door, because they wanted to keep the cold air out of the restaurant. It was only because I was with Chris that I was able to use the revolving door. Had I been alone, or in the company of others with disabilities, or using a wheelchair, I would have had to pound on the doors and wait for someone to let me in from inside, in the same sub-freezing temperatures they were trying to avoid. It would be very easy for them to mark the regular doors for disabled access, and encourage everyone else to use the revolving door... but locking those doors and forcing anyone who needs them to wait outside in the cold, is not the answer. Now, the difference between this and the theater incident above, is that the theater incident was blatant discrimination, while the restaurant's actions were just pure ignorance. I plan to write a letter to the restaurant and its corporate office, and will update you all on the response.
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