AMC Theaters' Wheelchair Accessibility

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at how people in wheelchairs are pitied and treated with less respect than they deserve. The paper discusses how people with disabilities fight to gain rights and independence, as they do not want charity, nor do they want to be perceived as super heroes. The paper then goes on to discuss wheelchair accessibility in movie theaters and other popular public places.

Table of Contents:
I: Images
People in Wheelchairs
II. Legal Concerns
Wheelchair Accessibility in Movie Theaters
III. Power Points to Ponder
What if . . .

From the Paper:

"People in wheelchairs, along with numerous other people with disabilities, are individuals with rights, Openden reports Joseph P. Shapiro to stress in his 1994 book, No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement. Often, in the past, individuals in wheelchairs were pitied and treated with less respect than they deserved. Today, Openden notes: "Poor treatment of people with disabilities is also prevalent in public, perpetuated by images of pity, such as the poster child Tiny Tim or the "supercrip" who transcends his or her disability rather than accepting it."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Accessibility. (2006). "KEY FEATURES OF ACCESSIBLE STADIUM SEATING." Legal Issues. www.ilparks.org/legaldigest_accessibility.htm. [12 December 2006].
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG). (2002). www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm. [12 December 2006].
• "District Court Rules AMC's Stadium-Style Theaters." (2002). Department of Justice. http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2002/November/02_crt_690.htm. [11 December 2006].
• Openden, Daniel. (1989). "No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement." Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions 6.1 (2004): 51+.
• Shamir, Yitzhak. (1989). The Columbia World of Quotations. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. www.bartleby.com/66/54/53354.html. [12 December 2006].

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