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. That�s 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. >
