[Blind-rollers] hello all -- update

[dmgina]

I am sorry your folks still feel they have to take the house.
Maybe you can talk to the state and see if changes can be made.
So that you can get to all you need to get to.
Wishing you the best.

--Dar
www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
Every Saint has a past
Every Sinner has a future

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tribble" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 10:48 PM
Subject: [Blind-rollers] hello all -- update


> Hi all! I haven't seen much of anything on this list for a while.  Hope
> people are still subscribed!
> I am in the midst of a move to a new home in a new state -- a month ago I
> was with my mother looking at our house, which was supposedly built
> "according to code" for handicapped access, but it amazed me how much is
> still inaccessible--the builder didn't even think that I might want access
> to the circuit breakers in the boiler room, or the mailbox out in front, 
> or
> have a large accessible counter in the kitchen.  I shouldn't complain
> really, because he is a friend and put a lot of effort into getting it 
> done
> right, but as I said, some key details are just not right.  Now it is too
> late for the circuit breakers and the other things, well, they'll just 
> have
> to resolve themselves.
>
> It never ceases to amaze me how hard it is for people in general to 
> envision
> what is important for a disabled person.  It would just be a matter of
> simple logic, and a little trial and error trying to sit in a makeshift
> wheelchair to see what the challenges might be -- but this is just not the
> case.  No matter how well meaning a person is, there is always something
> he/she misses. After going on the walkthrough before closing on the house,
> our friend said it had truely been an education to talk to me about what 
> was
> needed versus what is "according to code".  No adaptation is right for all
> disabilities.  The crazy thing was, we had spent over a year talking to 
> him
> and exchanging blueprints and talking, and still he was surprised when the
> walkthrough wasn't right.
>
> Oh well, we are now packing up and getting ready to move to a different
> state.  My email address for anyone who wants to wite to me privately is
> lauraeaves at yahoo.com
>
> I don't know why I'm writing this except that I haven't seen activity on
> list lately and just wanted to commiserate about the access issues.
> Does anyone else have any sage advice or relevant experience building a
> house?
>
> Later.
> --le
>
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