Thanks for the thumbnail of Sue, who sounds like a mighty force for goodness and light.
I'm there with you re: wheelchair prescription. Many of the sidewalks in my neighborhood have wicked cross-slope. Particularly in wet/icy conditions (75% of the year) my first wheelchair would just spin in circles. People who get basic "Medicare power chairs" are totally S.O.L. when it comes to navigating those sorts of sidewalks.
Aiiiie! It's so infuriating that new shit gets poorly designed. I understand that disabled people are stigmatized, but it endlessly annoys me that planners/designers never think about flouting the fire codes, but are totally down with ignoring the accessibility requirements.
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Date: 2017-11-17 10:35 pm (UTC)I'm there with you re: wheelchair prescription. Many of the sidewalks in my neighborhood have wicked cross-slope. Particularly in wet/icy conditions (75% of the year) my first wheelchair would just spin in circles. People who get basic "Medicare power chairs" are totally S.O.L. when it comes to navigating those sorts of sidewalks.
Aiiiie! It's so infuriating that new shit gets poorly designed. I understand that disabled people are stigmatized, but it endlessly annoys me that planners/designers never think about flouting the fire codes, but are totally down with ignoring the accessibility requirements.