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The Wild Beyond ([personal profile] rebelsheart) wrote in [community profile] accessibility_fail2011-02-15 06:53 pm

Handicapped Lavatories

Maybe you all can explain this to me, because I don't get it.

I noticed the small black sign in both of these (large) photos my first day at my new job.

The only thing different about the sinks they are above from the other two in every men's bathroom is that the pipes underneath are PVC and not metal.

How does this make them qualify as handicapped lavatories?


Handicapped  Lavatory 2

Handicapped Lavatory 1
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[personal profile] staranise 2011-02-16 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps the PVC has magical properties that will levitate any wheelchair that approaches, so the sink is finally at the correct height for its user?
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[personal profile] jalendavi_lady 2011-02-16 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
The PVC even looks like it sticks out farther than the metal.

'Handicapped Accessible Sinks, Now With Less Knee-Room'?
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[personal profile] samvara 2011-02-16 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
...I got nothing - maybe it's a sign meaning give way to handicapped people?
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[personal profile] nokidsdammit 2011-02-16 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
PVC doesn't get hot like metal so there is reduced chance of burns. And the lever handles. That's all.
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[personal profile] amandaw 2011-02-16 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
lol, it just makes me think that someone took the mandatory minimum "crip spot" (handicapped/accessible) designated parking spot and bathroom stalls as meaning there had to be designated everything... :)

(I'm just taking the opportunity for a laugh where I can find one)