Saturday, 6 November 2010

Discrimination

A couple of days ago I had to read a booklet at work about disability discrimination, and it got me thinking; because we are all different, it is difficult to know how somebody wants to be treated. As an example, I've known two different people who have broken their leg. One wanted additional help, such as people holding doors open or carrying bags, while the other still wanted to do everything with as little help as possible. By offering additional help to someone with a disability, you are treating them differently to how you would treat others, does that count as discrimination? Most people would say no, but some people don't like the extra help. It's hard to know what everyone wants.

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