Comments on: Are You Preventing Customers from Entering Your Store? http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/ Your Accessibility Conscience Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: anna http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/comment-page-1/#comment-299653 anna Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:48:14 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/#comment-299653 p.s. Please don't plow the snow into the handicapped spot. p.s. Please don’t plow the snow into the handicapped spot.

]]> By: Debbie W http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/comment-page-1/#comment-294445 Debbie W Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:45:19 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/#comment-294445 Living in California, we take for granted that access would be available for everyone. I don't know how you do it in a cold weather climate. You are a very strong individual! hugs, Debbie Living in California, we take for granted that access would be available for everyone. I don’t know how you do it in a cold weather climate. You are a very strong individual!

hugs,
Debbie

]]> By: S Emerson http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/comment-page-1/#comment-293616 S Emerson Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:30:39 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/#comment-293616 Most cities have bylaws that homeowners and businesses are to clear their own pathways and the city's sidewalk in front of their property when snow falls within X amount of hours of the snow falling. Guess because we don't get snow like we use to, this hasn't been enforced plus people don't know about it. Next time it snows, help your elderly or challenged neighbour! The services they rely on can refuse to come to their home if it is too dangerous to get to their door. Most cities have bylaws that homeowners and businesses are to clear their own pathways and the city’s sidewalk in front of their property when snow falls within X amount of hours of the snow falling.

Guess because we don’t get snow like we use to, this hasn’t been enforced plus people don’t know about it.

Next time it snows, help your elderly or challenged neighbour! The services they rely on can refuse to come to their home if it is too dangerous to get to their door.

]]> By: Lori-ann http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/comment-page-1/#comment-293540 Lori-ann Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:51:43 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2009/are-you-preventing-customers-from-entering-your-store/#comment-293540 Thanks for this post, Glenda. It's so true! Our son is the only child in his school that uses a wheelchair. We were confused when the wheelchair bus was not able to pick him up and take him to school. Our street was cleared as was our driveway so that we could negotiate the wheelchair. It turns out the issue was that there was no cleared space at the school to lower the ramp on the bus to get him off and on the bus! There were paths shoveled for walking but not enough for the ramp and wheelchair. (I would like to add that as soon as the principle understood the issue she ran in and got a shovel and cleared the way!) Thanks for this post, Glenda.
It’s so true! Our son is the only child in his school that uses a wheelchair. We were confused when the wheelchair bus was not able to pick him up and take him to school. Our street was cleared as was our driveway so that we could negotiate the wheelchair. It turns out the issue was that there was no cleared space at the school to lower the ramp on the bus to get him off and on the bus! There were paths shoveled for walking but not enough for the ramp and wheelchair. (I would like to add that as soon as the principle understood the issue she ran in and got a shovel and cleared the way!)

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