The story begins at Day 1. The short version: I ruptured knee ligaments skiing, and am experiencing life with dramatically-reduced mobility. Today: shopping!
Very much so! I've been quite surprised at how many things which I'd previously have regarded as good provision for someone mobility-impaired have actually turned out not to work that well. Even really simple things like disabled toilets with pedal bins - pedal bins are really hard!
What irritates me is disabled loos which have vast amounts of space between the door, where the hook for hanging stuff is and the actual loo. The space is for obvious reasons, but the hook is unhelpful. I have the choice of leaving the sticks on the hook and hoping I don't go flying/lock up in that short walk or taking at least one stick with me and then having nowhere to put it... The one on my floor at work at least has the hooks on the same wall as the loo, making it easier to negotiate when feeling wobbly. Other mobility gripe of the day: bus drivers who wait until I am actually stepping off the bus to lower the bus floor, an act that actually tips me off the bus, invariably ending in pain. Keeping it raised would be easier and safer!
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What irritates me is disabled loos which have vast amounts of space between the door, where the hook for hanging stuff is and the actual loo. The space is for obvious reasons, but the hook is unhelpful. I have the choice of leaving the sticks on the hook and hoping I don't go flying/lock up in that short walk or taking at least one stick with me and then having nowhere to put it... The one on my floor at work at least has the hooks on the same wall as the loo, making it easier to negotiate when feeling wobbly.
Other mobility gripe of the day: bus drivers who wait until I am actually stepping off the bus to lower the bus floor, an act that actually tips me off the bus, invariably ending in pain. Keeping it raised would be easier and safer!
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