Archive: May 2003
The ADA and Gas Stations
By the way, here’s what the Americans With Disabilities Act has to say about gas stations:
Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations
People with disabilities may find it difficult or impossible to use the controls, hose, or nozzle of a self-serve gas pump. As a result, at stations that offer both self and full service, people with disabilities [...]
Dilemna
The age-old dilemna, how to get gas today?
The choices:
Take the wheelchair.
Ease of use index: try to precision park in front of the pump such that the wheelchair fits between the car and that stupid curb the pumps are on, but not so far away that I can’t reach the car with the nozzle. Don’t forget [...]
Geekiness
I am 30.76923% - Total Geek.
Random Notes
I’m currently reading Phillip Simmons’ book Learning to Fall. I like what he has to say about acceptance. I certainly don’t practice it very well.
I saw a good sig on Wheelchairjunkie: a building that is not accessible is an economic crime scene.
From the New York Times: Architecture in the Age of Accessibility. This is a [...]
The Car Dealer
Looks like I might have a little success story on my hands.
The car dealership originally had three handicapped permit spots, two in front of the showroom and one on the side near parts/service. The one on the side frequently had a dealership car in it. I complained, over and over again. I was told, over [...]
Evacuation II
Guide to Disaster Planning from iCan Online
Double the Fire Risk from Ouch!
Engineers
I love working with engineers.
Most people see the wheelchair, get the sad face, oh, you poor thing, let me open the door for you.
Engineers are different. I’ve actually had a co-worker chortle with glee at seeing how the chair breaks down and goes back together.
The Well-Dressed Wheeler
What should the moderately vain working wheelchair woman wear? A web search uncovered a lot of sites providing “adaptive clothing”, for which the major selling point appears to be ease of cleaning and dressing for a caregiver - not exactly what I’m looking for in the career world!
Rolli-Moden comes a little closer, providing nice [...]
Evacuation
So you use a wheelchair, and you work on the 2nd, or 3rd, or 27th floor. The fire alarm goes off. The elevators are locked down. Everyone is rushing for the stairwell. What are you doing?
There has never been a very good consensus on how a mobility-impaired person is supposed to safely evacuate a multi-story [...]
It Obstacles Me!
I love it: Kyoyo-Hin.
Black Hole
Went to a new building today, called the elevator. As the elevator door opened, I noticed it didn’t have much in the way of lights in it. When the elevator door closed, I realised it had no lights at all. The only thing visible was the “2″ button I had pressed. Thank goodness I didn’t [...]
Singing
This weekend was my choir’s Spring Concert. Things went real well, wheelchair-wise. The first venue was great in terms of gettig on stage - this church’s chancel was ramped when their choir director needed to use a wheelchair. The green room was upstairs with no access. We’re unlikely to sing in Church No. 1 again, [...]
Just Married
Congratulations, Fazia and Jeff!
The Cheese Shop
The front of the cheese shop. Notice that there is no curb cut, and access from the sidewalk is blocked by the fence.
The “accessible entrance”. At least there’s a bell.
Wheelchairs in the Halls of Power
Mme. Lise Thibault is the lieutenant governor of Quebec, and a wheelchair user. I really admire the firm and diplomatic way she has gone about insisting on access.
Common Sense on the Rocks
I have an unreasonable prejudice against those who are unable to use the brains they were born with: Suicide Smiley on Handicapped Parking. Let’s see - no parent, child, friend of an ice skater will ever have a good enough reason to set wheel inside an ice rink? No ice rink will ever hire an [...]
A Typical Saturday
My son decided he wanted to make cheese fondue, and time was tight, so we went to the local cheese shop.
It’s in an industrial park, but the cheese shop has surrounded its part of the sidewalk with a pretty wrought iron gates, and placed bistro tables and flowering plants inside the fence. The store proper [...]
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