Hands-On Experience.The disability access movement may soon have another victory under its belt. In September, Kenneth McGrath, owner of an English lap dance lap dance n. An erotic dance that a stripper performs while straddling a customer's lap. lap  -dance lounge called the Pussycats Club, petitioned local authorities for an
exception to the strict no-touch clause in his establishment's
license. The proposal originated with two blind attendees at a stag
party Noun 1. stag party - a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)smoker party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" who felt that touching the girls would give them a better feel for the contours Contours may mean:
"Given their disability," McGrath told London's Daily Telegraph telegraph, term originally applied to any device or system for distant communication by means of visible or audible signals, now commonly restricted to electrically operated devices. Attempts at long-distance communication date back thousands of years (see signaling). , "they felt controlled touching ought to be permitted for registered blind persons only and with the lap dancers' consent." A survey of the club's employees found that 11 of the 15 dancers would consent, under certain restrictions. The only thing standing in the way of 13 people's happiness is the local government, which has promised to consider the request. |
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