Who is disabled

[Brad De Long]

>Michael Perelman wrote:
>>To what extent is the definition of disabled a social construction?
>>
>>We are expanding who is disabled.  A California school district recently
>>fired a
>>teacher with a skin disorder.  His fingerprints were insufficiently clear.
>>In a
>>sense, he is disabled, yet perfectly able to carry out his job.
>
>Why are they allowed to get the fingerprints of a teacher?
>
>Yoshie

To check to see if he's a child molester, of course!

What country have you been living in?

Brad DeLong