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ADA Wank, with a side of Mac Vs. PC and Liberal Vs. Conservative!
So, two California women are suing Apple for alleged accessibility violations in its SF retail store. The comments on the article are, needless to say, wanky, with some complaining about the liberal activist agenda, allegations that the women are just out to make a quick buck, and the occasional disabled person chiming in on both sides of the issue.

Also, WTF is a "standing wheelchair?"

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	altoidsaddict 2007-08-31 05:02 am UTC (link)
	My suspicion is that the damages are only there to scare Apple into providing accessibility in the course of a settlement. Yeah, people often cite the McDonald's lawsuit as an example of frivolity when all it really proves is that most people only have enough attention span to read the first sentence of a news story and nothing else. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	twoiskewl 2007-08-31 05:07 am UTC (link)
	Oh man that'll teach me to read before I start tl;dr-ing everywhere. In short I agree with you :) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	altoidsaddict 2007-08-31 05:10 am UTC (link)
	Heh, after that case I learned that "personal injury lawsuit has merit" is not nearly as attractive to news agencies as "lol look at these idiots." I know, it's hard to believe the media would manipulate us like that. :-) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	photosinensis 2007-08-31 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	This is why, when I took journalism classes, they always told us to put as much relevant info into the headline and first sentence as possible without making it overly long. Of course, some "journalists" just go for the hype and not the story. After all, Mickey D's is an advertiser, and this lady isn't. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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