Amen John! You have seen the light, lol. For those with sight impairments, that might not be possible. For others in scooters, wheelchairs, walkers and those with developmental disabilities who are not represented, may not have the necessary support network and advocates working on their behalf and betterment. Each day it seems like ADA and what it represents is getting watered down to benefit another town crier. We need to get the word out daily, not once a decade. Best Wishes In a message dated 4/28/2008 12:23:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Sure, the WC video is not aimed at people in WC's but it is in good taste and frankly, we aren't building much of a lobby in Washington DC by keeping quiet. I can't bring myself to say anything discouraging to someone that is pushing a positive message for me and those like me. I've done that work before and people bitched because it didn't represent their specific problem. One size doesn't fit all. Think how left out blind quads feel? If we get anyone to listen at all we are doing good. I thank the guy kindly for his effort and wish him more luck if he should try again. I did some work with state and county engineers to establish standardized structural codes and design guidelines for accessible buildings back in the 1970's. Those codes, I'm sure, are outdated by the ADA now. It was nice to get paid to "come lookie". Best to y'all, john ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:29:34 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wheelchair Monologue My cousin was the V.P. of a college in Owosso, MI. They had just spent $35 million to make the campus accessible (in 1989). He asked me to look at what they had done. With me in my electric chair and him in my manual chair, we toured the campus. Some sidewalks had a slant (sideways) of up to 8 degrees which landed him in the grass. There were concrete ramps with no guardrails; doors with no auto-openers and to heavy for a quad to open; switch-back turns in narrow spaces; restrooms too small; etc., etc. He brought the deficiencies to the Board of Directors who consulted a builder. The additional costs would be $25 million because some "fixes" involved structural changes. If only some of us could consult that way BEFORE buildings and streets are changed... I can't travel on sidewalks here because of missing or bad curb cuts and really bad sidewalks. In a message dated 4/28/2008 12:14:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But I could say the same thing about so many others on this list, including its owner Jim. His actions and abilities speak for themselves. Bill aka "Ding" Very funny, Scotty. Now beam up my clothes. ____________________________________ Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at _AOL Autos_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) . ____________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. _Try it now._ (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ) **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)
