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[alexseanchai]

In the Columbia County courthouse, there’s a new, handicapped-accessible water fountain. There’s only one problem — the fountain is on the building’s second floor, which is only accessible via a staircase.

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[jadelennox]

I agree that that is a ridiculous way to address a court-ordered repair of county buildings's lack of accessibility, except that one point made in the article is correct: it's not just people who can use stairs who benefit from accessible water fountains. I can use stairs, but I really need the accessible water fountains. In fact, I frequently run into situations where something I use is not accessible for me, because people in charge of buildings will only put the adaptations (electric door openers, lever handles on sinks, etc.) in wheelchair-accessible spots. So to a certain extent, good for them for recognizing that there is a level of accessibility they can address even without wheelchair accessibility.

Now they just need to get off their butts to address wheelchair accessibility.

[codeman38]

OK, that one got a literal ::facepalm:: from me.

[trouble]

*siiiiiiigh*