Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Disability Trumps . . . Everything?

A news article on my computer feed included one concerning an Outback that asked a family to finish their meal and leave because their 4-year-old son was too loud.

While these news links are not always permanent, it was here when I first drafted this. The Facebook post in which the mother detailed the complaint (from her perspective) is as follows:

Saturday night the family and I decided to go to Outback Steakhouse in Glen Burnie for dinner. We were seated almost immediately. We ordered our drinks while skimming the menu then finally ordered our dinner. Our meals came out in good time and all of us were enjoying ourselves up until we were asked to leave because of a noise complaint about my 4 year old son. My son Killian was born with a neurological disorder that affects his speech called Childhood Apraxia of Speech. This disorder affects Killian in many ways especially communication and behavioral. He is a very energetic kid with much to say, however when he speaks his words are unclear.