Help me compose a rant.... I mean rebuttal.

[selkiechick]

I am on a committee of a conventions and we are talking policy. We are talking about medical documentation requirements for accommodations, and I am having a hard time finding the right words to tell them why this is a /terrible/ idea, and as a newb of sorts, I'd love to have some authority to stand on. Is there a good blog post or website out there already outlining the reasons why that is a bad requirement, and why?

Thank you.

(I promise, my next post will have content)

Comments

[selkiechick]

So, to be clear this is not for all accommodations. It's most explicitly about having a "free" membership for a companion.

As I said above, we are working pretty hard to norm access throughout the convention.

We will be working to improve upon the model of what I have done at Arisia.
http://2013.arisia.org/Access

(and I apologize, I realize I am being wicked defensive)

[rydra_wong]

No worries, that makes a lot more sense of things.

But presumably you have precedent from Arisia of the "adult in tow" membership working fine without the need to produce documentation?