tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3310991428795199966..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Strategies, Tired, Old StrategiesDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-30211556428165079772016-10-25T11:17:12.575-04:002016-10-25T11:17:12.575-04:00For those wondering how to help and/or rate busine...For those wondering how to help and/or rate businesses on accessibility - AXS Map is a great tool (website & app). There aren't that many reviews yet (at least in my area), but the more the better! BTW, in the case of egregious lack of accessibility, I've also rated on tripadvisor. I wish there was a better way.ecodrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318230476395137108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-78697498387396331512016-10-05T08:56:33.940-04:002016-10-05T08:56:33.940-04:00Me too.. "Now that Dave has taught me to not...Me too.. "Now that Dave has taught me to notice", I try my best to make a difference. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527926041729913404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-56671730347985017322016-10-04T23:42:44.021-04:002016-10-04T23:42:44.021-04:00Maybe the students at the college in Toronto that ...Maybe the students at the college in Toronto that Dave has mentioned - one that has students preparing to work as support staff for disabled adults - could do a survey of Toronto places and get that up on the web....<br />adding information to Trip Advisor is a good idea...<br />although I am not mobility impaired, it would be easy to post about internal and external barriers that are obvious now that Dave has taught me to notice......<br /><br />I can do that...<br />So I'll try. Maybe it will make a difference. <br />ClairesmumUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-18794363986507973442016-10-04T11:40:05.554-04:002016-10-04T11:40:05.554-04:00I use Trip Advisor a LOT when I travel. I like to...I use Trip Advisor a LOT when I travel. I like to check the reviews and know what I'm going to face when I get there as well as warning others if I am able to identify an issue. This past summer in Sault Ste. Marie I was assigned an "accessible room" even though I don't have a mobility disability simply because it was the last available room in the hotel. I was appalled to find out it was on the third floor. I thought to myself "how is Dave supposed to get out of here if there is a fire?" (There were clear instructions NOT to use the elevators in the case of a fire but to exit via the stairs. WTF???) Anyway, I spoke to the manager about it (who didn't seem to think it was very important) but then made a strong point about it when I reviewed the hotel on Trip Advisor. But what if every hotel/restaurant had a "disability rating" and reviews by users on some kind of a central data base? I wonder if Trip Advisor (or CAA or similar) would expand their services to include reviews specifically BY and FOR people with disabilities? Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527926041729913404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-62732475585736987672016-10-04T09:02:15.209-04:002016-10-04T09:02:15.209-04:00Sounds like time to ask more detailed questions - ...Sounds like time to ask more detailed questions - but you shouldn't have to.<br /><br />Maybe something such as, "If I were your beloved grandfather, celebrating my 90th birthday, coming to your restaurant in my wheelchair with an oxygen tank on the back, would I be able to get to a decent table, and would there be room for me to sit comfortably. And then, when I needed it, could I, YOUR grandfather whom you love, get to the restroom without any problem, use the handicapped stall, and get back easily to my table?"<br /><br />They aren't thinking. You have to get past their barriers (what the boss told them) to their EMOTIONS - to their empathy and human connection. It might work.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.com