12:14pm July 5, 2015

➸ Think You Need a Kosher Scooter? | Jewniverse

Okay wow, someone responded to that by saying “By finding ways to get around Shabbat laws are you really keeping Shabbat?”  That really pisses me off.  We’re talking about someone’s ability to walk, here.  Or their ability to use a communication device (I’ve seen communication devices with a delay inserted into the works so that they are usable on Shabbat).  We’re not talking about people doing unnecessary work.  It would be like if someone cut your legs off every Shabbat and told you that by trying to get your legs back you were breaking Shabbat.  Or if they cut out your voice box every Shabbat, same deal.  People finding ways to use assistive technology without violating religious restrictions should not be treated as if they’re just taking the easy way out or something.  FFS that reply pissed me off.

(I’m not Jewish, but I’ve known a lot of observantly Jewish disabled people who needed modifications to adaptive equipment so they could still use it on Shabbat.  And I can’t make myself see that as against the spirit of the Shabbat restrictions at all.)

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