Should People w/ Autism Sue?

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It's a noble idea but that would take up a lot of space. Plus, what would you do about shoplifters? People chilling out wouldn't want a CCTV camera bearing down on them but by the same token you have to stop people nicking your stock somehow.

Interesting you should start this post Idaho because it's been on my mind lately, particularly protecting our kid if and when the bullying comes up at school. If it gets so bad can we sue the district, claiming that he has the right to a free and approrpriate education without fear of emotional, psychological and physical harm? We haven't had to deal with that, but I'm wondering if some AS parents have had to resort to lawsuits. We want our kid to learn about life and hold his own, but we won't put up with other kids making it uncomfortable for him to learn.

Just thinking....\

Too many people, too many different ways of thinking, too many afflictions. We're all different in some profound way, so much so that I've deemed there is no "right." But still, don't let that fact deter you from what you feel is right.

This is a very real problem. Autistic people are the chew toys of the bull dogs in the school yard as they are in real life in the work place. Just as their lunch money is stolen, they will be stolen from in the work place.

I was thinking maybe violation of the First Amendment in the US myself! Think about it!

That's horrible! How does that go undetected by the ADA? That's insane...

It's not always that easy. The government does not simply hand out cash that easily. Even if they did, it would only cover the basic repair/updating of the equipment/thing that must be changed. It will not cover any money lost while the place needs to be shut down to make these repairs. It does not cover lost wages suffered by employees. It does not cover the loss of many things. I know this because my mother is the owner of a small business, a business that is housed in a small, old building that does not have much space as is. She tried to make accomodations for better and more accessible parking: this resulted in much less parking overall for the customers. Since no one wants to walk across a busy street to get in, they go to McDonalds ( a big business that has plenty of room and $$$ to make changes) or some other nearby place. Bathroom changes resulted in only one big stall instead of multiple little ones--- now no one can pee. Customers don't like this at all. And if there are multiple disabled patrons, they must also take a number in addition to the other people. This also resulted in another segment of people being left out--- elderly customers with weak bladders who can't wait very long in a line to pee ( I wonder if incontinence could be considered a disability?). Many of the regulars are old people. The building is only a certain size--- it can't be expanded due to there being businesses on either side of hers. How is she to make more and more changes ( all the while getting sued) to accomodate everyone? Money is not the only issue--- space is an issue as well for many small businesses. Lets not forget the workers, too ( maybe they can get jobs at Walmart). She might have to close down soon--- business is getting too difficult and rough. She'd make more money working for someone else ( like Walmart). Pretty soon, only Walmart and McDonalds will be left.
It's like that with anything, even dimming the lights. It might help an autistic patron, but it will hinder a visually-impaired patron. Who wins in the end? Only BIG businesses, not small ones. You can't please everyone all the time. Someone will always feel left out or be dissatisfied.

if laws are obviously beign broken yes please do sue..

i have sued several cases...