Ilse Rosenberg with her caregiverWECT reporter Ashlea Kosikowski uncovered what appears to
be a case of discrimination last week.
She reported that a woman in a wheelchair was told she
had to pay an extra $30 because she was disabled. This wasn't for some type of physical therapy
for her disability. She was trying to
get her nails done at a local salon. Luckily
Ilse Rosenberg spoke
up.
But here's what concerns me. How many other people paid the charge and
figured they couldn't fight it, or went away quietly, a victim of discrimination? Or worse yet, how many people think it's perfectly
okay to charge extra for someone because they are handicapped.
I just hope more people do what this brave lady did. Ms. Rosenberg questioned an obvious
wrong-doing, and in the process, she probably helped prevent this from
happening to other people dealing with similar circumstances. We certainly owe her our admiration and
appreciation.
That's my turn. Now it's your turn. To comment on
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