Re: Study bathrooms

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Thank the Lord I am still able to get around on my feet, even if it

is with a cane half the time! Anyone know where to find what, and IF

there are any, the disability/accessability regulations are?? I am

often confronted with the problem of paper towels away from the

sinks, and often just forego hand washing (ick) rather than using my

cane with wet hands. I have also beeb very frustrated with the

handicapped spaces - yes they're wheel chair accessabe, but often a

ways from the door as that was where they could get the curb altered

easily. My issue is balance and fatigue, so walking an extra 20 feet

because that's where the handicapped spots are and no others are

open near the door just robs me of what energy I need for what ever

I need to do in a building. maybe we all need to be contacting or

state reps....

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> Yes, I've been locked in lavatories too! Often doorhandles/locks

are difficult to open with MS. And how many times have I washed my

hands, only to find that the paper towel is on the other side of the

room so you have to wheel your chair with wet hands. While I'm

having a moan about public bathrooms, the mirrors are always too

high up, the soap dispensers and taps too hard to work, they often

have infrared light sensors that will only come on if you can stand

up and wave your arms around, and most times you can't flush the

loo from a wheelchair without practically disappearing down the bowl!

> My husband now knows to come in search of me if I've disappeared

for more than 10 minutes as I'm probably having a problem with the

door/my knickers

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> To: mscured@...: brosta@...: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 21:08:53

+0000Subject: Study

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> Janet, you were lucky, I went to a Wal Mart's washroom on my

mobility scooter. Did what I had to do, got back on my scooter and

headed for the door. I could not open it my scooter was in the way.

Tried this way and that way all without success. An hour later my

partner had missed me. After he had searched the store, he sent a

shop worker to search the washrooms where she found me still

struggling.Any advice anyone when you've gone to a restaurant

with a disabled bathroom and, whilst you can get in there with a

wheelchair, you find it has no grab rail and the wc is not near

enough to the wall to be able to lean on.Janet[Non-text portions of

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