Hello Everyone,
I am new to the world of the "Handicapped" and boy does it suck! I have a degree in Special Education and I have been aware of handicap accessibility for a long time, but I have never had to live it. Doors, bathrooms, parking areas, elevators are not handicapped friendly even if they say they are. People are the worst. We went to a ball game this weekend and we waited and waited for the elevator to go up to our level and they were packed with non handicapped people who just looked at us and didn't offer to get off and walk the stairs. How did we get so rude as a society? Handicapped parking stickers are another issue. People who are perfectly capable of walking taking up the space. I think people get them for a temporary reason and continue to use them. We went to Thailand in the spring and although they are not handicapped accessible, the people were. It was amazing! And to think we almost didn't go because we thought it would be to difficult. They made every effort to help me get in, up, out, whatever, so that I would be comfortable. Not here. I had a lady almost push me down to us the handicapped/companion bathroom at the movie theater one day, because she didn't want to stand in the line. Being physically challenged has opened my eyes completely to the unfairness of my new world. Places that I used to go are now off limits. I find myself sending my kids and husband out to scope out new territory.
I think I can handle the physical challenges of geography, but the attitudes of my fellow citizens is a hard one to swallow.
Just my observations,
Lisa
I am new to the world of the "Handicapped" and boy does it suck! I have a degree in Special Education and I have been aware of handicap accessibility for a long time, but I have never had to live it. Doors, bathrooms, parking areas, elevators are not handicapped friendly even if they say they are. People are the worst. We went to a ball game this weekend and we waited and waited for the elevator to go up to our level and they were packed with non handicapped people who just looked at us and didn't offer to get off and walk the stairs. How did we get so rude as a society? Handicapped parking stickers are another issue. People who are perfectly capable of walking taking up the space. I think people get them for a temporary reason and continue to use them. We went to Thailand in the spring and although they are not handicapped accessible, the people were. It was amazing! And to think we almost didn't go because we thought it would be to difficult. They made every effort to help me get in, up, out, whatever, so that I would be comfortable. Not here. I had a lady almost push me down to us the handicapped/companion bathroom at the movie theater one day, because she didn't want to stand in the line. Being physically challenged has opened my eyes completely to the unfairness of my new world. Places that I used to go are now off limits. I find myself sending my kids and husband out to scope out new territory.
I think I can handle the physical challenges of geography, but the attitudes of my fellow citizens is a hard one to swallow.
Just my observations,
Lisa