River, You want to hear something... I was trying 2 get into 1 of the supposedly accessible bathrooms at Ivy Tech and I couldn't get into it without help, than there were no accessible stalls, and I could barely turn my chair around in there 2 get out and had 2 holler 4 some1 2 open door because I couldn't pull the door open from my chair with the angle its on and design of narrow area behind it. Thatıs in all the quote un quote accessible bathrooms in the main building. I usually have 2 go 2 the new building because those bathrooms are accessible. I damn near broke my my finger trying 2 get in & out of the bathroom. We did an incident report so that I can start the process of my complaints about non accessible supposedly accessible restrooms in the building.
On 2/1/05 8:23 AM, "River Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stacy: > > This makes me want to take a road trip and sit at someone's door until > they provide what you need. ARGHGHGHGH..it takes me back to the times > I fought OSU disability services for a damn accessible bathroom in more > than a few buildings on campus. They actually had the nerve to tell me > they didn't have the money !!!! The Ohio State University!!!!! this was > pre-ADA. I had to go out of my way to find an accessible bathroom, > between classes. Now I'm paying for that with tendonitis, carpal > tunnel, and shot elbows. > Do I sound bitter? Not many people understand that simply saying "I'm > sorry, I know it's not right, or fair" makes a BIG difference. That > above all else is what pisses me off. Businesses and, bureaucracies > aren't willing to simply acknowledge the discrimination of it all. > > BTW, did you see that Friendship Heights, MD won recognition by Natl > Org on Disability for one of the Most accessible cities? Ironic isn't > it. > > R > On Feb 1, 2005, at 12:05 AM, Stacy Harim wrote: > >> Yes I have a van. I wrote all the issues with that in another post. >> I have to wait for a driving instructor b/c the one that I had that >> told me to call when I was approved by the DMV is on medical leave and >> I have to wait until April because the woman that took over his cases >> has a full load of her own. Im waiting for my Dad to get here to pay >> the mechanic so I can get my van. Vocational rehab will give me some >> money for the van but the waiver program is going to have to eat most >> of the cost. The mechanic that is approved by the waiver is not a >> company that vocational rehab uses to they have to apply to be a >> client of theirs which takes a couple of weeks. I can go on and on >> River. Voc rehab does pay for transportation but only if it's school >> or work. It's up to me for everything else. I don't care who is >> paying, it is wrong how I am treated. The only thing is, my state rep >> is also on the board of the tri-county council who controls the >> transit so I am assuming he knows about the cost. I'm not even >> considered door to door. I'm curb to curb. If I am not on the curb, I >> get left. There are some door to door, but I have forgotten to find >> out the difference. I can't hear crap from inside my house is my only >> issue with that. I don't know when they get to my house b/c I can't >> hear them beep. Believe me I am furious about what is going on. I'm >> going to contact ADAPT this week and see what can happen here. I feel >> like a minority the way that I am treated and discrimination at that. >
