does everything have to be wheelchair accessible?
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Originally Posted by no_really,Jun 23 2005, 04:12 PM
one more thread started by Scot, the guy who doesn't understand anything or anybody :/
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man some of u guys seem bitter.....Its helping out people with disabilities geez...
I'm sure if that was your lil kid or family member in a wheelchair wanting to play that game youd think diffrently.
I'm sure the radio shack and the CEO has plenty of $$$$$$ to go around.
I'm sure if that was your lil kid or family member in a wheelchair wanting to play that game youd think diffrently.
I'm sure the radio shack and the CEO has plenty of $$$$$$ to go around.
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Originally Posted by SilverKnight,Jun 23 2005, 05:54 PM
man some of u guys seem bitter.....Its helping out people with disabilities geez...
I'm sure if that was your lil kid or family member in a wheelchair wanting to play that game youd think diffrently.
I'm sure the radio shack and the CEO has plenty of $$$$$$ to go around.
I'm sure if that was your lil kid or family member in a wheelchair wanting to play that game youd think diffrently.
I'm sure the radio shack and the CEO has plenty of $$$$$$ to go around.
How about working at Jiffy Lube....do they have any way to put a wheel chair down in that hole in the ground? Start a lawsuit....... because 1 guy in 1 jiffy lube in 1 town thinks he wants to work there.....that means 4000 Jiffy Lubes have to put a ramp in just in case 1 more wheel chair user may want to work there.
Again....we all agree on the Mall, bathrooms and normal stuff... it is the odd things is what I am asking about.
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[QUOTE=Scot,Jun 23 2005, 03:49 PM] just because radio shack is a decent sized company doesn't mean they make any $ (too lazy to look up whether they actually do make $).
How about working at Jiffy Lube....do they have any way to put a wheel chair down in that hole in the ground? Start a lawsuit....... because 1 guy in 1 jiffy lube in 1 town thinks he wants to work there.....that means 4000 Jiffy Lubes have to put a ramp in just in case 1 more wheel chair user may want to work there.
How about working at Jiffy Lube....do they have any way to put a wheel chair down in that hole in the ground? Start a lawsuit....... because 1 guy in 1 jiffy lube in 1 town thinks he wants to work there.....that means 4000 Jiffy Lubes have to put a ramp in just in case 1 more wheel chair user may want to work there.
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Originally Posted by THEOLDMAN,Jun 23 2005, 04:22 PM
It's not a favor, it's the law.
Accessability isn't at the expense of others. It just means it's accessable to all. I worked in the hospitality industry and I had make sure that the properties all complied with ADA, we had a bar that the only way anyone in a wheelchair could come in was to either lift them wheelchair and all or use some 2X6's as ramps, they couldn't use the restrooms, they were too small and the doors too narrow. They could not negotiate through the bar either as the floor had several levels and no ramps. The owners tried to grandfather it but they had no other facilities that the wheelchair bound could use. We hired a consultant, ex police officer that had been shot in the back and was wheelchair bound, to check all of the properties. He gave us a report that was an eyeopener, you would be surprised at how many places in a building are inaccessable. That particular bar has since been totally remodeled and turned into a fine restaurant, that has access for all.
Any place that has undergone renovations in the last 20 years should be in compliance. For that matter they've all had more than 20 years to comply, if they couldn't have done anything in that time frame they should be sued. Early on the ADA laws stated that it had to be something that could be readily fixed that needed attention right away. That's why the physically disabled are still routed to back doors. (residential ramp 1:12 business ramp 1:20) How would you like only being able to use the back door to every place you go to.
If you are wheelchair bound you have limited reach, you can't just stand up to get something that is too high, therefore displays of products that allow you to test the product should be at a level accessable from a wheelchair. It's not that hard to fix.
Accessability isn't at the expense of others. It just means it's accessable to all. I worked in the hospitality industry and I had make sure that the properties all complied with ADA, we had a bar that the only way anyone in a wheelchair could come in was to either lift them wheelchair and all or use some 2X6's as ramps, they couldn't use the restrooms, they were too small and the doors too narrow. They could not negotiate through the bar either as the floor had several levels and no ramps. The owners tried to grandfather it but they had no other facilities that the wheelchair bound could use. We hired a consultant, ex police officer that had been shot in the back and was wheelchair bound, to check all of the properties. He gave us a report that was an eyeopener, you would be surprised at how many places in a building are inaccessable. That particular bar has since been totally remodeled and turned into a fine restaurant, that has access for all.
Any place that has undergone renovations in the last 20 years should be in compliance. For that matter they've all had more than 20 years to comply, if they couldn't have done anything in that time frame they should be sued. Early on the ADA laws stated that it had to be something that could be readily fixed that needed attention right away. That's why the physically disabled are still routed to back doors. (residential ramp 1:12 business ramp 1:20) How would you like only being able to use the back door to every place you go to.
If you are wheelchair bound you have limited reach, you can't just stand up to get something that is too high, therefore displays of products that allow you to test the product should be at a level accessable from a wheelchair. It's not that hard to fix.
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Everyone should watch this movie.
OMG there guys are crazy..
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/murderball/
OMG there guys are crazy..
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/murderball/
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From: limerick
Told you some of these guys can kick your ass.
Its like that cop on family guy.
OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That guy was using his wheelchair to get chicks, not a surprise.
Do whatever it takes baby!
Its like that cop on family guy.
OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That guy was using his wheelchair to get chicks, not a surprise.
Do whatever it takes baby!
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Yup.
There's a disabled guy on campus of UH that looks more physically active than 75% of the students on campus. I see him pushing weights at the recreational center all the time in his wheel chair. Very cool guy to talk to.
There's a disabled guy on campus of UH that looks more physically active than 75% of the students on campus. I see him pushing weights at the recreational center all the time in his wheel chair. Very cool guy to talk to.
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From: limerick
Overcompensating Mussel heads. JO/K. Damn if we had to wheel our porky asses around we'd be a shit load stronger too. Difference is these guys won't take the easy road they bust there asses. Proud to see people like that in this world. What an insperation. I think i'll see that film though I worry because its an MTV production.