tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post1906663730650269399..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: 12 Steps, Me, I'd Rather SitDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-2060498126807382792010-01-22T01:22:28.529-05:002010-01-22T01:22:28.529-05:00I suspect that someone at the hoteland/or someone ...I suspect that someone at the hoteland/or someone who organized the conference is wishing he/she had thought this out ahead of time. They made the mistake. This isn't yours .....theknapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179049498112163140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-80804874688826088692010-01-21T15:24:48.774-05:002010-01-21T15:24:48.774-05:00"The day went well, the audience was lovely, ..."The day went well, the audience was lovely, But in part of my mind I had the image of 'Dave as problem, disability as hindrance'. That's not fair because it's not true. But it's there, and I resent it."<br /><br />It's not fair! It's not true! <br /><br />Hotel as a problem, ignorance as a hindrance.......is more like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-3284035141879139572010-01-21T03:38:17.701-05:002010-01-21T03:38:17.701-05:00resentment has become part of my make up. I hate m...resentment has become part of my make up. I hate making a nuisance of myself or having to fight people for my rights so I really resent it when it happensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-47456303413329140932010-01-20T23:09:40.288-05:002010-01-20T23:09:40.288-05:00Absolutely right. I would have resented it too. Ye...Absolutely right. I would have resented it too. Yet, I probably would have ended up making a big deal about expressing my appreciation to everyone for changing everything at the last minute... and most of all, I would resent that about myself. Thanks for giving me something to think about.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868874343026873104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-3423676845886695792010-01-20T22:56:22.686-05:002010-01-20T22:56:22.686-05:00Dave, this so supports what we discussed in our ag...Dave, this so supports what we discussed in our agency couple days ago. Accessibility means more than just "getting around and through". Accessibility means accessing the services without all that hassle, without asking hundred times: "are you fully accessible?" and explaining what it means....veravoroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030120750061166737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-26708210032127534862010-01-20T17:23:48.652-05:002010-01-20T17:23:48.652-05:00Dave you do have a disability but the venue create...Dave you do have a disability but the venue created a handicap for you. Sorry to hear about the hassle. You would think that after all this time more people would get itJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294417720384602202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-7837405052754153122010-01-20T17:00:13.563-05:002010-01-20T17:00:13.563-05:00There was an article in the NYT some years ago [I&...There was an article in the NYT some years ago [I'm digging for the URL but the hamsters that run my network apparently haven't been fed today] which discusses restaurants in NYC that claim to be fully accessible and don't even come close -- and worse, that they don't even realize it. Many have steps, even if "just" one or two, going inside. Even if they don't have steps, or have a ramp, they often don't have accessible bathrooms. One of my favorite restaurants in my hometown (not NYC :-) has a wheelchair ramp and room between tables to get around but the bathrooms are down a steep flight of stairs. Another is all on one floor, no steps, but the tables are packed so closely together that the bathrooms are effectively inaccessible, unless you get 5 or more tables to move out of your way.<br /><br />[aha! http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/issues-of-accessibility/ which is actually a followup & has a link to the original article. I don't *think* it requires a login to access; if it does, I apologize.]Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-36021227890510612172010-01-20T09:38:24.873-05:002010-01-20T09:38:24.873-05:00Maybe instead of the attendees seeing disability a...Maybe instead of the attendees seeing disability as the problem, the attendees might have gotten a lesson in how important a ramp/accessibility can be. Maybe it opened their eyes. Of course, I don't know who was attending the lecture, maybe they knew all that stuff already and don't need yet another example : ) !ivanovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694244417925801824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-72518251134395935012010-01-20T08:22:44.113-05:002010-01-20T08:22:44.113-05:00I'm so sorry there was the screw up to begin w...I'm so sorry there was the screw up to begin with.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-84575999746291513702010-01-20T04:41:03.581-05:002010-01-20T04:41:03.581-05:00Wouldn't it be great if disability was like ha...Wouldn't it be great if disability was like hair colour or food preference?<br /><br />Only standing out when the owner desires it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114470051285093104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-13858195362131854592010-01-20T00:48:40.578-05:002010-01-20T00:48:40.578-05:00Good post! I can hear this as being very true.Good post! I can hear this as being very true.rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.com