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Hi claudia, Indigo, et al.:
I'll weigh in, having worked in visitor services for a few more years than I
had desired.
Where I previously worked, the disabled visitor had to pay full admission,
however their aides was permitted in at no cost. There's a simple reason for
this: The gentleman wants to visit; the aide is along for the ride. Do you
charge separately for a working dog ("seeing eye dog")? [Note: I'm equating a
person with an animal, but their function is the same.]
As for senior discounts, Indigo. I agree that not all AARP members need a
discount; but those seniors who are on fixed incomes ought to have a discount.
For this reason, I'm always confounded to see a senior discount that begins
at age 50, 55, or even 60. In the United States, where "retirement" and
Social Security typically begin at age 65 -- 67 for those in my generation --
it would make sense to me to offer a senior discount at that age.
Sincerely,
Jay Heuman
Assistant Curator of Education
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
t 435 797 0165
f 435 797 3423
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www.artmuseum.usu.edu
Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
Sir Claus Moser (b. 1922)
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