Nobody like that here, no

Jul 282008
 

On disability forums, you sometimes see thread titles that just make you want to shake your head: Any paras date another para? Are there any wheelchair moms? Do any wheelchair users have jobs? My first reaction is to say, no, never – nobody’s dating, nobody’s raising kids, nobody’s got a job. That’s for regular people. [...]

Delta Airlines and Powerchairs

Jul 022008
 

I haven’t flown Delta in decades. Does Delta really not let you gatecheck a powerchair or scooter? From Delta’s website: We need 48 hours advance notice and at least one hour advance check-in on the day of departure if you: * Require the packaging of a wheelchair battery for shipment as checked luggage (one hour [...]

Stupid access tricks

Jul 012008
 

We went to see our lawyer today. Apparently the landlord of his building decided to make the building accessible. They built a nice ramp up the curb: Then they built a nice ramp from the sidewalk to the building doors: Then they found out that an elevator inside the building was going to cost $60,000, [...]

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