Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Disabled folks in your community?

[Stuart Joseph (stuart]

Sharon,
You are correct. I have problems walking any great distance so I am 
limited as to the places I can visit, not just cohousing communities but 
social events, festivals, etc.

The Americans Disabilities Acts mandates accessibility in public spaces 
and that includes the Common House, so folks may not have a choice about 
paying for things.

I do like the idea of the electric doors not only for the reasons you 
mentioned but for entrance by someone in a handicapped scooter or 
electric wheelchair.

Sharon Villines wrote:
> As Raines said there is lots on this in the archives, but I wanted to  
> say again what I've said before -- everyone is disabled at some point  
> and probably several times. Life is much easier if you plan your  
> community around people needing no stairs or electric doors, etc.
>
> The people who most use our elevator are not those who have walking  
> problems but those with children -- it's faster, they are in stroller,  
> they are carrying too much stuff. The electric front door was a huge  
> boon to those pushing strollers, with grocery carts, on crutches,  
> carrying boxes, etc.  Wide doors are a real convenience and narrow  
> doors seem very strange when you get used to wide doors.
>
> Thinking this way will help everyone agree to pay for features that  
> many think will benefit only a few. It is much more likely that  
> everyone will benefit.
>
> There is also the issue of visiting. If your whole complex is  
> accessible, everyone can visit everyone else.
>
> Sharon
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> Takoma Village Cohousing,Washington DC
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