Whoops....

Feb. 27th, 2016 04:44 pm
davidgillon: Dina Meyer as Oracle, sitting a manual chair in front of a clock face (Wheelchair)
[personal profile] davidgillon
In the accessible loo at my usual Saturday place, go to leave and the door is so heavy the chair moves backwards. So I gave it a damned good push....

... into the passing waitress. Bowl of rice flies through the air and god knows what else lands on the floor, I had to slalom around a big dollop of mayo or cream when I  did emerge. (I said sorry, she glared).

It's their fault for having such a heavy door,  but...

Whoops!

Date: 2016-02-27 05:35 pm (UTC)
serene: mailbox (Default)
From: [personal profile] serene
Universal design benefits everyone! If doors are easier to use, that's better for you and the servers!

Date: 2016-02-29 11:42 pm (UTC)
untonuggan: Lily and Chance squished in a cat pile-up on top of a cat tree (buff tabby, black cat with red collar) (Default)
From: [personal profile] untonuggan
^^ this

(also people with young children, people with arthritis... )

Date: 2016-02-28 03:09 am (UTC)
lilysea: Serious (Default)
From: [personal profile] lilysea
It's their fault for having such a heavy door

It *really* is.

Date: 2016-03-03 07:08 pm (UTC)
jesse_the_k: White woman riding black Quantum 4400 powerchair off the right edge, chased by the word "powertool" (JK 56 powertool)
From: [personal profile] jesse_the_k
I can so relate. That door was an "attractive nuisance." It appears to be useful, but bites when you try to interact.

Do UK access design guidelines include power door openers? (The government's "Opening Doors" campaign makes this particularly hard to search.) Tragically ADA only requires "5lb pull" while permitted heavier outside doors in windy conditions.

Driving skills in my powerchair took a year to be solidly available. But before then, I ate in restaurants where I could get through the door, but the table/chair situation was optimal for a preying mantis. I did manage to back and forth myself into place and scarf my delicious lunch. I then go full-power backwards into the condiments table, spraying soy sauce, pepper sauce, many salt & pepper containers skyward.

I felt like a deep-fried turd, but the manager apologized for the tight quarters.

Date: 2016-03-05 11:44 pm (UTC)
jesse_the_k: Muppet's Swedish chef brandishes cleaver and spoon with rooster at side (grandiloquent cook is grandiloquent)
From: [personal profile] jesse_the_k
Brilliant!

Thanks for pointing me to the right direction. Maybe I can steal some wording for my crosswalk campaigns.

Can't quite tell from the wording whether the 30N max must be enforced, so therefore the "consideration" is mandatory or merely recommended.

It's hard enough decoding US regulations, much less leap cross the pond!

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