What are They Thinking? This is for Real
Sunday, June 20, 2010
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Please tell me how placing a shield over the power door opener button will help the who have limited hand and finger dexterity? Taken at the Invista Centre.
For those who can't see the images below, let me describe them. They show the same power door opener; one up close, the other from further away. The rectangular shaped button has a plexiglass shield placed over top (from top to bottom), so to use it, one has to put their fingers between the plexiglass and the button; a depth of approximately 1 inch.
What gets to me is how many people are seemingly oblivious to the impact of their decisions in relation to access. Didn't the people who installed these shields think that there might actually be a purpose to being able to easily use those buttons? This is a redundant question.
Summary issues found so far.
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For those who can't see the images below, let me describe them. They show the same power door opener; one up close, the other from further away. The rectangular shaped button has a plexiglass shield placed over top (from top to bottom), so to use it, one has to put their fingers between the plexiglass and the button; a depth of approximately 1 inch.
What gets to me is how many people are seemingly oblivious to the impact of their decisions in relation to access. Didn't the people who installed these shields think that there might actually be a purpose to being able to easily use those buttons? This is a redundant question.
Summary issues found so far.
- Shields placed over power door opener buttons
- Soap dispenser's for washrooms placed out of reach (on mirror at back of sink)
- Front doors are sliding doors that are not in line with each other. This is a risk to one who is in the habit of walking straight.
- Elevator hard to find if a person has low vision.
- Tactile markings at top of stairs, I don't think exists. This has to be double-checked, so don't take this as fact, yet.
- Seating in 3 out of 4 ice pads, do not enable a person using a wheelchair, to sit with a person who can walk.
- Front desk person says he does not know how to fully use the hearing assist device. He can make it work, but he would not be able to solve a technology glitch.
Please read my other Blogs:
Transit: http://wheelchairdemon-transit.blogspot.com
Health: http://wheelchairdemon-health.blogspot.com
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