No scents makes sense

I recently found it necessary to write yet another letter to the editor on the subject of scents in public places. The editor of the Barrhaven Independent, one Jeffrey Morris, had the audacity in his "From the Other Side" column entitled "No scents makes no sense" to suggest that he hoped that his opinion on the ridiculousness of scent-free environments would offend someone.

I wrote: "No scents makes perfect sense - particularly in public buildings in order to provide "access" and "reasonable accommodation" for people such as myself who experience adverse reactions to perfume. This is an accommodation for a disability in the same way as we now provide ramps for those requiring wheelchairs."