Do you have four permits for that?

[roserodent]

 

I couldn't get the whole thing in view, but I snapped this little beauty at my daughter's preschool. There is a coach parked across ALL of the disabled parking bays. Not IN any of them, oh no because that wouldn't be allowed, but just stopping anyone else getting in any of them or parking behind the coach. It was there at least half an hour and when I left there was still no sign of anyone getting on it. 

I decided to reverse down the back of it to park in one of the disabled bays just to make a point. They have repeatedly promised that no college vehicles would occupy disabled bays except when being brought round to pick up groups including a disabled student. Fail. 

A ramp and a step

[roserodent]

 

Managed to contact someone about disabled access prior to my arrival. Managed to get a disabled parking permit. Managed to find myself an empty disabled parking bay within 50 metres of the door. Wheeled up the ramp to the door, but yes... you may not be able to see it properly because it's very blurry for some reason, the original was much better, but once you reach the top of the ramp at the side of the building there is a STEP - right in the doorway so that you have to be able to hold a heavy commercial door while negotiating a 6-inch step. Fun. 

The door was also locked. They had given me directions to the wrong entrance, being a Saturday school, only the other side was open anyway, which was a substantial push from the parking area, though not as far as it would have been if they had correctly directed me to the nearest parking intended for that entrance. 

A Few Days In My Seat

[lauredhel]

I posted this on my home dw for Blogging Against Disablism Day, but thought some of the accessibility_failies might like to see it too.

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Today is Blogging Against Disablism Day!


I'm going to blog against perhaps the biggest thorn in my side right now - obstructed paths. I really think the reality speaks for itself, so here it is, in the tradition of my image posts for BADD: this is my life.


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