BEFORE ERECTING BARRIERS TO THEIR SAFE MOBILITY
I have criticized cities that put up
giant bollards or oversized planters to block terrorists from driving into a
street festival.
Those monstrosities endanger wheelchair users
who cannot see oncoming cars.
Coral Gables simply parked a pair of garbage
trucks.
Problem solved.
IS 100X MORE IMPORTANT THAN PROTECTING
HUMAN BEINGS FROM CRASHING CARS
Pedestrian epic fail recipe.
Put a streetlight
pole in the sidewalk, not behind it.
Create a
tripping hazard/uneven rolling surface for wheelchair users by putting the
utility box next to the pole in the sidewalk.
Make up for
the misdeed of blocking the sidewalk by adding a crappy extension that places
vulnerable pedestrians inches from deadly traffic.
Neglect the
shoddy sidewalk extension, so it crumbles – but never fix it.
Repeat…dozens
if not hundreds of times along your city’s should be walkable, historic main
street corridor.
WORK TIREDLESSLY TO VOTE THE ABLEIST OUT OF OFFICE.
Ask why they don’t boast of bare minimum:
Saving taxpayer dollars.
Constituent services.
Compliance with city laws.
Then vote them out!
TRULY ACCESSIBLE UNIVERSAL DESIGN IS THE CEILING
A pair of horribly steep/bumpy power
line covers on Ocean Drive at the Clevelander = the miserable minimum.
A world famous street in one of the
biggest tourist destinations in the U.S. with a pulsing tax base from all the
development – should NEVER settle for lousy mobility.
Miami Beach – fix this.
A THIRD OF A CENTURY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
There is no call button.
The Ocean Drive vacation rentals building could be a perfect location for wheelchair users to roll to many Miami Beach Attractions.
But the entrance is
locked.
This is what happens
when ADA is viewed as onerous instead of inclusive.
IN THE FAR BACK OF THE HOUSE – ENSURING SEATED PATRONS WILL HAVE THE WORST SIGHT LINES FOR EVERY CONCERT
The view is of a sea of standing
bodies as much as the stage.
UNIVERSAL DESIGN PROVES OUT TO BE COST EFFECTIVE EVERY TIME
Universal Design and wheelchair access are NOT expensive.
An apartment entrance that used to have a couple small steps down.
Now it has a gently graded accessible
concrete path.
With a tiny investment, everyone can
visit the building.
