Pandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Pandora Nigh) (02/09/91)
Index Number: 13622
Wayne, could you dig up some more info on this. I wonder how just
doing a range of motion survey can really tell how well a person can
function on a job. If the cloths are to be worn in an everyday
enviornment or on a series of test moves dictated by the employer? Will
the wearer also get tested using adaptabel devices that let them
compensate for movement that they don't have while wearing the suit to
give a fair and equitable report of what they can do. To me this system
sound really discriminatory and designed to skirt the issue of ADA.
Pandora
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Internet: Pandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.orgPandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Pandora Nigh) (02/28/91)
Index Number: 13719
Hi Wayne, what worries me about something like this is that it is
great for someone with a stable condition, but it can be very inaccurate
for someone who's condition is somewhat more flexible or depending on
the time of day or how many other tests and stress preceded it. I think
it can make for a great back up to uphold someones prejudices against
hiring the disabled in a job qualification survey. Alot of us are very
inconsistant from day to day on the range and amount of movement we can
do. While I have some area's a restriction that are consistant I have
others that are greatly affected by the weather, how much I have pushed
my limited physical strength and how much spastisity I'm having. I would
hate to be judged be a machine on a one period set of test monitored by
a machine. I'd rather have a PT or doctor who I've worked with for a
long time under all conditions make that diagnosis.
Pandora
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