Fit Parents?

This was posted on the New York Times.

"Kaney O'Neill and David Trais will be in a Chicago courtroom this week, arguing over their five-month-old son, Aiden. Trais says that O'Neill is unfit to have custody of the boy because she is a quadriplegic."

I don't even know where to begin. I am appalled that this mindset is still in existence. I thought that the opinion of people with disabilities being viewed as "unfit to have/raise children" was a thing of the past, at least in America. I know that in other countries infanticide still occurs and that PWD's rights are taken away. Forced sterilization is still practiced in some countries. I guess I just thought the mentality in America is different. After all, we are the most progressive in disability rights laws and such. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is based off the ADA. Yet, we have individuals who believe they are superior because they do not have a disability.

As long as a person with or without a disability has the knowledge, the means, and support systems to raise a child, then they should. Now I don't know their personal story, but accusing someone of being unfit mother just because they have quadriplegia is not a sound argument. Technology today is AMAZING. There are tables that be raised/lowered with an infrared control, there's assistive technology that can help, aids if need be. It depends on the individual, the disability, the severity, etc. Furthermore, in McKeesport, PA there is a program called Blue Roof technologies. These house are fully accessible. These houses offer smart health, smart learning, smart living, and smart technologies. Pay no attention to the model houses with steps, the other models don't have steps. Also, here's a youtube video of the Blue Roof Technology.

With this technology, how can anyone say people with a disability cannot and should not have/raise children? I, personally, think it's ridiculous.