The fat 50 project has the framework up and needs volunteers to research fat rights and legislation for various states, Canadian provinces, and countries (right now they have Australia). The basic framework for each state/province/country is:
1. is weight discrimination legal in this state/country/province? (y/n)
2. legislation regarding weight
3. local issues (specific cities/counties/regions with their own legislation regarding weight)
If you would like to contribute, please visit http://www.fatrights.org/members
If it is your first visit you'll have to register for a username and password to participate, but it only takes a minute. For more information, visit http://www.bigfatblog.com/
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