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From: Stu.Turk@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Stu Turk)
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Subject: Re: Handicap hotel rooms
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Date: 10 Jul 90 20:26:23 GMT
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 > From: cas@mtdcb.att.com (Clifford A Stevens, Jr)
 >
 > Curb-cuts and wheelchair ramps are *VERY* hard to negotiate if
 > your balance is affected!  And since there's never a hand rail, I hate
 > them.  Even when I was in my chair, I only used them
 > occassionally.
 > When I was in my chair, I just went over `em backwards, same as a
 > curb, so the cut didn't really buy me anything!
   =
   I believe this depens on how steep the curb cut ramp is.  In some 
areas the sidewalks are higher above the road surface and the ramps 
steep.  But in other areas the sidewalks are worn down and resurfacing 
the road has raised the road heigth so that the ramp is very gradual.
   Even on the steep ramps though, I would think you should be able to 
go down them forward.  Have you considered a seat belt on your chair? 
:-)

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