It destroys communities rather than builds them. We are convinced that the rights of people with disabilities, and not the economic repercussions of tolerance and accommodation, should be the guiding principle for any efforts relating to full participation of disabled persons. The tendency to restrict allocation of funds for basic human rights and dignity during difficult economic times and in the name of balanced budgets, must be resisted. It is true that removing existing barriers to access, and preventing new ones comes with a price. Conversely, one has to consider the cost of not removing and preventing barriers.
Barriers are, quite simply, bad for business and reflect poorly on the community.
To remove them makes good business sense and everyone benefits. Disabled persons want to be considered tax payers, rather than tax burdens. People with disabilities have demanded, and continue to demand, the opportunity to prove themselves, to contribute to their chosen field and to their quality of life. Any finding to the contrary sends the message that they no longer have any contribution to make. The duty to accommodate is a fundamental aspect of disabled persons' rights as human beings, and an integral part of the right to equality.