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Inability to Type Not a Disability

Posted by michael on from the never-stopped-CmdrTaco-before dept.

gizmo_mathboy writes: "The 9th Circuit Court has ruled that not being able to type does not give one protection/privilege under the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA). This article on Yahoo! has information concerning the case."

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  1. Uhhh, no shit. by BiggestPOS · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    This is silly. First of all, what kind of people without some other serious disability CAN'T type? I mean, you don't see a lot of people that are otherwise perfectly healthy who just can't figure ASDF JKL; out. Maybe typing 120 WPM makes me biased, I don't know.

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    1. Re:Uhhh, no shit. by Tychoma · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Or you could try reading the article first, before bragging about how fast you can type.

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    2. Re:Uhhh, no shit. by well_jung · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      Give everyone a microwave, and you'd see all sorts of convoluted shit happening. Americas do dumb shit with technology because they HAVE technology. Even the poor have technology. Even people that never went to High School, and think microwaves are that gay-ass way Miss America waves have technology. This shit is bound to happen.

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    3. Re:Uhhh, no shit. by CMBurns · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      What do you expect from the US of Asses? A country where people are dumb enough to dry their pets in a microwave oven when there's no warning sticker on it has definitely reached the lowest of all intellectual standards.

      So what's left for our general dumbass? Cry about not being given a job and blame it on some obscure disabilities. Oh, and by the way drag it to court. I guess 10 billion should be enough to heal thos terribly wounds in their fragile little souls...

      C. M. Burns

  2. Well duh! by sharkticon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Jesus Christ, thank god they ruled against this reporter, because otherwise it opens the floodgates for a whole freakshow of losers claiming to be "disabled" and requiring special treatment to make up for the fact that they're either stupid or lazy.

    "I can't type", "I can't read", "I can't add", well boo fucking hoo, get over it and get on with life. Not being able to type is hardly the end of the world, there are plenty of jobs out there that don't require constant typing.

    Oh, and it's also only RSI! It's not even like she's had her fingers chopped off now is it? I know people in this country like to make every little thing into a medical conditions, but if this continues then sufferers of FALSE (Fat And Lazy SyndromE) will be clamoring for ADA protection and handouts.

    Well done the court for once!

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