tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post5114763631512155973..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: EXclusion: Piss OffDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-69812886253202582542016-08-31T08:07:43.035-04:002016-08-31T08:07:43.035-04:00Amen! I was literally trapped in bathroom once, a...Amen! I was literally trapped in bathroom once, at an event for people with disabilities. Sure, there was a wheelchair accessible stall. However, after I washed my hands, and tried to leave, the handle for the exit door, was five feet high!<br /><br />With my short stature, stretching as best I could, I did not have the leverage to pull the door open. Worse still was the fear that while I stood there, pulling uselessly, that some able-bodied person would smash into me when they opened the door from the other side.<br /><br />Who knows how long I would have been stuck there, if another gentleman who soon finished after me, had not opened the door. <br /><br />I think that EVERY "wheel chair accessible" bathroom needs to be tested by the able-bodied architect/nimrod who designs it, both in a wheelchair, and then, walking on their knees. Preferably while they are hung over, or sick with the flu, to really understand our predicament. <br /><br />Are the door handles the right height? Is there a window in the door, so that no one gets bashed in? Are the sinks at the right height for knee clearance? Are the faucets, soap, and hand-wiping/drying materials also usable?<br /><br />And my favorite: If the door is NOT automatic, do you need the strength of Hercules to pull the damn thing open?Frank_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707525224938640688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-82041163142174293162016-08-28T10:32:38.067-04:002016-08-28T10:32:38.067-04:00Not only a step, but those stalls are tiny.
You a...Not only a step, but those stalls are tiny.<br /><br />You are right to be pissed off.<br /><br />What a concept! That ALL bathrooms might be inclusive.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.com