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Originally Posted by looneycat
if you want the perspective of someone who is often wheelchair bound, TV is terrible for the handicapped. Let's start at the curb. In the long streets of any square the only cutouts for wheelchairs are at the ends of the blocks...nothing along the entire length. The curbs themselves are high and sharp edged making it very difficult for someone with a walker to 'hop up' on. The sidewalks themselves are slanted downward to the curbs for drainage but awful for a manual wheelchair as you are constantly rolling towards the gutter. and then there are all the 'textured' walks...a nightmare for walkers, crutches and wheelchairs. Handicap parking? maybe I get to use a handicap space 1 in 5 times as they are never available. I go to a doctor where I have to roll down the parking lot to the 1 cutout then roll myself all the way back to where I started, now on the sidewalk, and squeeze through a spot that I would not fit through in a full size wheelchair, just to get to the front door. This is a gfeat place to live, just not as good as it should be for the handicapped.
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Great perspective! Most of what you posted could probably be corrected at minimal cost, especially the lack of cut outs and the location and number of handicapped spaces. Of course, those that feel they have the right to question a handicapped permit will disagree with the latter. It would also help if a) lazy individuals would not be using mommy's permit to park where they shouldn't and b) if you are just going to drop off someone who is mobility challenged, do so then park in a regular spot.