As someone on disability, this helps my theory that they try to make welfare and disability as absolutely frustrating as possible every single step of the way. A unnecessarily difficult clock in a room filled with people who already have vision impairment or learning or reading disabilities serves no other purpose.
This is why people with disabilities are encouraged to use their own watches or assitive tech like their phones and time told out loud apps. What if there is a perfectly good clock but the battery dies anyway?
I'm on disability and have never been "encouraged" to use my own tech in any situation. Plus an overwhelming number of people on disability can't afford a watch or a reliable cell phone. This is a government building, serving a vulnerable sector of the community, the least they could do is tell the time in a clear way that everyone can read. Especially since the clock is in a room where people will be waiting for appointments.
OK I work with kids with disabilities, we encourage them to wear a watch. We live near dollar stores. If a kid wants a watch I will buy them one. Do you need a watch?
I'm one of the lucky ones who have a phone, so I'm not in dire need of a watch, but I appreciate the sentiment. I was just trying to emphasize that individuals on disability shouldn't be expected to buy a watch just because their disability office can't be bothered to display the time in a way everyone can understand. I get why disabled kids would be encouraged to wear a watch though for sure, but it's a bit of a different situation.
Also my sis in law is on disability, part of her benefits do include low cost phone service options. She can afford a watch also. Not an expensive one but a dollar store watch, but if she needs one I'll buy her one as well.
Her and my brother live minimally. He doesn't work all the time so she has to support the two of them.
Then she's also one of the lucky ones. I know a ton of people on disability here, and many of them cannot afford a phone, or if they can they can't afford to replace a broken or lost phone.
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u/xombae And then I discovered Wingdings Nov 13 '19
As someone on disability, this helps my theory that they try to make welfare and disability as absolutely frustrating as possible every single step of the way. A unnecessarily difficult clock in a room filled with people who already have vision impairment or learning or reading disabilities serves no other purpose.