avendya: long exposure of stars (Stock - stars wheel in purple)
avendya ([personal profile] avendya) wrote in [community profile] accessibility_fail2009-08-04 02:34 pm

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a sign that tells people that need wheelchairs to use another station - from May until August

Yes, that does say from May 4 to late August, the station will not be accessible. I was generally impressed by the accessibility of San Francisco's public transit, but this is Not Cool. The nearest station is 0.7 miles away. Accessibility of transit: fail.

ETA: I have been informed in comments that BART is generally quite good, considering their budget constraints, so consider my objections retracted.
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[personal profile] rebelsheart 2009-08-05 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
When the DC Metro has this kind of issue, there's a shuttle service running from at least on adjacent stop.

The trick is to check their website ahead of time, because hearing the announcements in the stations is difficult.

[personal profile] treeowl 2009-08-28 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
I was about to mention that. On Metro you can get a free shuttle to/from one or two designated nearby stations when the elevators are broken.