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Disabling America: The Unintended Consequences of the Government's Protection of the Handicapped (Hardcover)

by Greg Perry (Author) "An elderly lady struggles with her wheelchair to cross a busy Manhattan avenue..." (more)
Key Phrases: truly handicapped, home schooled students, handicapped spaces, Disabilities Act, United Nations, Planned Parenthood (more...)

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Despite what many politicians would like you to believe, the Americans with Disabilities Act is a travesty of government regulation--it actually harms businesses, taxpayers, and, ironically, the people it's supposed to help: disabled Americans. In fact, it is such a disaster that Greg Perry, a man who himself was born disabled, declares in this eye-opening book, "I am so very grateful that I was born long before the ADA was put into law."

Feisty and frank, Perry exposes the dangerous consequences of this supposedly compassionate law and shows through personal accounts and sobering statistics that quality of public life for the disabled hasn't been improved since the ADA was signed into law; instead, the liberties of all Americans have been diminished considerably. Citing alarming, outrageous examples of frivolous lawsuits, unnecessary reliance on government intervention, reams of bureaucratic red tape, and stifled economic growth for all, Perry boldly contends that the Americans with Disabilities Act has fostered a culture of dependence, dangerously convincing many people that they can't make it without the government's help.

Told with the passion and conviction of a man who has seen firsthand the many ways such intrusive government threatens our freedom, this book finally exposes how the ADA is a legislative disaster that, in effect, disables all Americans.

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 14, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0785262253
ISBN-13: 978-0785262251
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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truly handicapped, home schooled students, handicapped spaces

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Disabilities Act, United Nations, Planned Parenthood, United States, March of Dimes, Disabling America, The Little Light House, Margaret Sanger, Radio Shack, George Louie, Notification Act, Santa Monica, Transit Authority, Disabled Shooting Services, Department of Education, Southwest Airlines, Clint Eastwood, Dick Thornburgh, Disability Act, Eagle Scout, Jim Stovall, Larry Elder, Lew Rockwell, Paul Rein, President Bush

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Americans With Disabilities Act (Ada Images and Symbols) by Christine A. Olson on page 78, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Excuse Factory by Walter Olson on page 60, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
No Pity : People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P. Shapiro on page 61, and Back Matter
Managing Rental Properties for Maximum Profit, Revised 3rd Edition: Save Time and Money with Greg Perry's Foolproof System for: *Buying the right properties ... tenants *Getting paid on time *Fixing and by Greg Perry in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Pivot of Civilization (Classics in Women's Studies) by Margaret Sanger on page 117

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Handicapped are SO Greatly Harmed by the ADA, June 7, 2005

By	Tommy Reed "WestMan" (West) - See all my reviews

As Perry points out so clearly, the hanidcapped in America would be better off morally and financially without the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Why do we continue to put up with this? Karl Marx would have been so proud if he had designed the ADA. It keeps the handicapped in "their place" and really makes the people who profit off the backs they break under the ADA wealthy and they feel good that they've done something even though the outcome is disastrous for the people they say they want to help.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An eye opening book, January 15, 2004

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I knew very little about the ADA prior to reading this book. I can honestly say that my eyes are now open to another example of ridiculous government policy that doesn't help anyone, especially the handicapped.

Perhaps the most shocking parts of the entire book, are the endless places in which people who are NOT handicapped or disabled sue a business for not being ADA friendly and THEY WIN!

For example, the author shares a story about a small business owner in Texas who found out one of his employees, who was cooking in the business' kitchen, recently tested HIV positive. Instead of firing the employee, the businessman wanted to give the man another job in the business that would take him out of the kitchen, but would pay him more and ensure that his customers would not be exposed to the virus.

Well, not only did the employee refuse the newer, higher-paying job, he went out and found a lawyer that was prepaired to take the businessman to court for violating the cook's rights under the Americans with Disablities Act.

Customers found out about it and quit eating at this restaurant. The businessman couldn't afford to defend himself in court. So, his business folded.

Is that fair? Certainly not. In fact, I would hope that every restaurant owner would be concerned about the quality of the food they were feeding me, even if it's a simple as the common cold or bacteria in the kitchen sink. And, secondly, since when is being HIV positive a disability? Does that mean that people with cancer are disabled?

No. This case is clearly an example of someone taking advantage of the system. And, I agree with the author, you and I are paying for these types of ridiculous lawsuits every day.

The author goes on to describe the ways the ADA affects the schools our children attend, the websites we visit, the movies we watch, and even our very homes.

Greg Perry is qualified to write this kind of book. He is handicapped. He was born with only three fingers and one leg. If anyone knows what it's like to live in a world that is supposedly ADA compliant, it's him.

I encourage you to read Disabling America. It's an eye opening book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Why Aren't We Told These Things Elsewhere?, June 7, 2005

By	Karen Pride "Amazonite" (Northeast) - See all my reviews

Even John Stossel doesn't seem to care about telling us the dangers of the Disabilities Act. Only Greg Perry, this book's author, does this... and he does a FINE job.

I've heard him speak on CSpan before. he is eloquent and the reason the other side has vicious hatred toward him is because:
1. They don't like a handicapped man telling the truth about how the ADA harms both the handicapped AND normal people.
2. They love censorship.
3. Their incomes are at stake.

If you want to harm the handicapped, then go to Washington and lobby to stregthen the ADA!

Greg Perry presents his arguments in a systematic fashion. And the other reason ADA-advocates (attorneys, psychologists, and government workers) show such hatred towards this handicapped author is because he shows others - using a LOT of humor - how to destroy every pro-ADA argument they throw at us.

I am SO glad that I learned about this. I used to think the ADA was harmless. What I didn't know DID hurt me.

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