Why would I want to do that? I want everyone to have equal opportunity/justice. You want everyone to be treated the same, or be equal.
Equality only works when everyone has the same in all key aspects, education, funds, raising, community, etc.
So tell me, which sounds better:
Equality=everyone gets treated the same, so any that are disabled are unable to have the same opportunity due to their disability
Equity=disabilities are acknowledged and tools or options are put in place to enable those that are disabled to do the job/achieve the same goals as those that are more able/fully able.
If the ADA and similar laws are what require ramps and other handicapped tools to be required in businesses and public buildings, that is EQUITY.
And you keep proving that they can also be stupidly blind to what they really want:
Disabled person: we want to be treated like everyone else
Business/government: ok, then you have to use the stairs like everyone else
Disabled person: but I can’t use the stairs due to my disability
Me: hey, that is what everyone has to use, and equality is treating everyone the same
As opposed to:
Disabled person: we want the same opportunities/access that everyone else has
Business/government: ok, so we will require ramps and/or elevators to be put in all public buildings and businesses that have more then 1 floor/elevation
Diabled person: that helps, but my disability is not related to mobility
Business/government: then we will work with you and try to figure out what you need so you have the same opportunity as everyone else
Disabled person: thank you
Me nods, smiling
I don’t want disabled people to be unable to do things, but I see that it is equity, not equality, that will make such a reality. In other words, I want you to get more then you might otherwise have but not to the point where you have more, or greater, opportunity then ones like me.
You however are getting on my back for not wanting equality when I am trying to tell you that equality is the WORST thing for disabled people as equality DOES NOT take ANYTHNG that differentiates the ability of people to achieve goals into account.