Kurt Fearnley.... his views on Qantas

[ejb]

Well lets just say that I will continue to apply the same standard to Kurt's actions as I would of anyone else. I'm not going to treat him differently (be less critical when criticism is warranted) just because he is in a wheelchair. In my view ignoring character faults because of a disability is demeaning and patronising.

IMHO this is what most disabled people want. I have an auntie who has down syndrome and wants nothing more than to be treated like everyone else. She is upset when people treat her as "special".

ejb