We had the opportunity to try out a large number of public restrooms on our recent drive through Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Idaho, Utah, Nebraska, Wyoming, Washington and Oregon. Traveling with someone in an electric wheelchair can be very eye-opening, especially when said person needs assistance in the stall. So I’ve put together a list of things builders can do to really make a public restroom handicap accessible as well as some instances of places we liked.
Accessibility Category
Posted on
17
Aug
2008 - by
Tribal Dancer In:
Accessibility
Solving the door problem
A while back we put longer door knobs on our interior doors so mom could open them easier. Lately she’s had a problem getting them to close because of problems getting the wheelchair to move well in our small hallway. I bought a small clip and tied it to the door handle but the stress caused the door handle to pretty much fall apart. To solve the problem (and not shell out a whole lot) we used the same setup but got a $1.50 hook to screw into the door. Problem solved. And it doesn’t look too bad. With more time I’d tie it a little better for looks but that it works is what mattered.
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Posted on
8
Jul
2008 - by
Tribal Dancer In:
Accessibility
Making places truly handicap accessible
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