Tired Of Property Developers Cutting Corners On Accessibility, Architect Illustrates How It Impacts People

This is the one that makes me angry. I have a friend whose husband is wheelchair bound. Her van has a side loading ramp to get him in and out. Many times we were sitting in parking lots with thawing and melting groceries trying to locate the owner of a car that thought the striped place at handicapped parking was an additional parking space. If I ever see you parked here...have no doubt I will call the police and have your car ticketed or towed. And if you have a motorcycle, be prepared to search for it because I will relocate it to the most inconvenient spot I can find.

Thats one reason. Another is, you can block the view of screen and keypad from bystanders more easily with your own body - so security.

Oh, dangerous spots. I remember those spots from way back when I just got my chronic diseases. Back then my diseases weren't as bad as they are now.. Now I am in a wheelchair. 2 years of crutches, followed by (to date, with no progress in sight) 11 years in a wheelchair. Oh, the memories and obstacles in my memory and still to this date. It isn't always easy!

I suspected for a long time now that many of those that I saw are too steep. Thanks for confirming. It really needs to be fixed. It's a risk both for the person in the wheelchair and for anyone passing by (walking) or standing at the end of the ramp.

yeah, WTF is with housing laws that allow <5 stories high buildings to not have elevators? And its not just disabled...anyone that had kids (or more than one toddler at a time, chaos forbid...) will be hard pressed to move the baby carriage up and down, srsly.

If only every blind / visually impaired person was able to have a guide dog.. but it can be very expensive!! And there is much/strict training required. And then you have those people (haven't seen it yet on the list, maybe it will be further down) who will pet the guide dog and thus distract the dog, while it is working! Even though their harness (I guess in all cases) clearly states: Don't pet me, I am working. Some people just can't resist to pet a working dog. If it happens too often this can get very dangerous!

it gets better...my apartment building has an elevator with a nice, lovely buttons panel...that is a touch screen. No physical interface for anyone who has even remotelly bad eyes, because its dim like all f***s. Looks nice, but...just why?

I was once wheelchair bound, thank god not permanently. This did happen, but not only at bus stops. The advantage for me was after my arm healed (but not before) I was able to spin around and carefully climb or drop curbs on my own. Those who have no use of their arms or use electric wheelchairs cannot do this...

Wow, I never thought of that. Thanks.

O don't get that why the door in m American toilets open to the inside and not outside. They always open to the outside in Poland and I never got hit by a toilet door while passing outside. People do not open them with a karate kick. And with the door opening to the outside you have more room inside the toilet.

Wouldn't that make them too tall?

I would definitely not be able enter my home (or leave after in it) if I ever end up in a wheelchair, at least not without some major help. It's a scary thought.

I HATED going to places with this problem. You always get the angry look when the receptionist or attendant has to actually stand up and make and effort. Then the help you get is often half-assed, not even meeting the bare minimum. This isn't everywhere or everyone, but it is common enough that I dreaded it.

I've never seen that!

I hate the fact that the world has become so selfish

Went to a hotel that had this, I was impressed. then I learned it was only a select few rooms, but still nice that it was considered.

yeeah, fixed furniture. Tell that to shorter than usual people that cant reach the table ;)