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From: cas@mtdcb.att.com (Clifford A Stevens, Jr)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Handicap hotel rooms
Summary: No!
Message-ID: <12752@bunker.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 90 15:26:24 GMT
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Index Number: 9151

In article <12682@bunker.UUCP>, Stu.Turk@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Stu Turk)
writes:
ST> Index Number: 9092
ST> 
ST>  CAS> From: cas@mtdcb.att.com (Clifford A Stevens, Jr)
ST>  CAS>
ST>  CAS> Curb-cuts and wheelchair ramps are *VERY* hard to negotiate if
ST>  CAS> your balance is affected!  And since there's never a hand rail, I hate
ST>  CAS> them.  Even when I was in my chair, I only used them
ST>  CAS> occassionally.
ST>  CAS> When I was in my chair, I just went over `em backwards, same as a
ST>  CAS> curb, so the cut didn't really buy me anything!
ST>    =
ST> Have you considered a seat belt on your chair? :-)

No, I never did!  I know you're just kidding, but in my rehab thay strapped
you in the chair only if they were afraid you might forget your condition 
and get up and try walking!  So I'm prejudiced!
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	Cliff Stevens	MT1E228  att!cbnewsj!ncas  (908)671-7292