Harry Potter Can’t Tie His Shoes
Harry Potter phenom Daniel Radcliffe reveals that he suffers from a mild form of dyspraxia, a brain disorder that can impair the organization of movement. Daniel says that he suffers from a very mild form of the neurological disorder, which “at worst manifests itself in an inability to tie his shoe laces and bad handwriting.”
In short, Harry Potter can’t tie his shoes or write a check to pay someone to do it for him! That’s ok, though, because disability laws protect him from discrimination in the workplace. In the US, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires, among other things, that employers provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. Although disability protection laws at times can be vague and tricky, helping an actor with his shoes and handwriting seem pretty reasonable.
If you or someone you know has a disability, click here for more information on protections offered under the ADA.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
So he can make 70 million dollars at the age of 11, but he cant tie his shoes at the age of 22? What a country we live in.