With the recent ban on plastic straws in various cities across the U.S., Amanda and I are discussing how this ban, which helps the environment, negatively affects people living with disabilities. It places the burden on people living with disabilities to have to request straws or maybe even carry their own everywhere they go since it is difficult, and often impossible, to drink beverages without straws. That’s what we’re exploring in this episode.

Full show transcript found here.

What We Discuss in This Episode

• The recent ban on plastic straws in various cities across the US and what affect it has on people with disabilities
• For many, removing plastic straws from their regular consumption is not difficult. However, people living with disabilities are disproportionately affected by the ban
• Should restaurants and coffee shops continue to have straws in case a person requests it specifically?
• Plastic straw alternatives, like paper straws, are often not good alternatives
• Are we, as a society, being conscious about our choices every day and is this straw ban merely a fad?
• What can we do every day to help reduce the harm to society and still take into account people with special needs?
• Have we become too politically correct as a society? Is that a good or bad thing?
• The importance of having open conversations about tough subjects in order to grow

Resources Mentioned:

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NPR article 

LA Times article

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