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Essay / Wheelchair Problems Essay - 768
This should start in our school system. If children are exposed to wheelchair users from a young age at school, they will accept these people as part of their daily lives. This means that when they grow up and become responsible members of society, they will automatically take wheelchair users into consideration. For example; Architects and builders will automatically design facilities for optimal wheelchair access and business owners will give wheelchair users the same consideration when hiring. Legislation designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities must be respected. For example; Any principal who does not allow or discourages a child with a disability from attending his or her school should be prosecuted. Another example; any bus driver who doesn't let a person in a wheelchair on board should also face criminal charges (or at least his company).