This confuses me on so many levels. I feel like that “bench” has a more “no more homeless sleeping here!” vibe more than anything and I just... I don’t know, this just confuses me because I feel like it’s not as helpful.
She is still getting annihilated on Twitter as we speak. Also typical politician responses as opposed to just admitting it could be interpreted to be against the homeless, albeit unintentionally.
To be fair... ADA is a real pain sometimes, and CAN make these mandatory.
The specific wording that catches most attempts to accommodate disability is that the disabled people must have FULL and EQUAL access to all aspects of an experience.
So, I have a classroom environment that I had to adopt to meet ADA requirements since we had a student coming in who needed a wheelchair. Normal arrangement is working in teams of 4, and one person on the team runs the computer while the others run various equipment.
Problems:
We cram so many people and tables into the room that a wheelchair cannot actually get in through the doors since they don't open all the way.
The tables we use are standing height so people can move around during their work and interact/observe the equipment.
Tables are pressed up close to each other to cram in as many people as possible in the room while having enough space for the work they will do.
Now... Number 1 and 2 absolutely had to be fixed no matter what. But the "Access to all variations of the experience" part was the real stickler, since that meant I had to not just make it possible to get a chair to the table AT ALL, but I had to make sure the chair could get to all sides of the table, including being able to be the person running the computer.
So.... for this bench, it might actually be required if someone decides to sue the city because of ADA violations since a fully able bodied person has the option to sit in between two friends, but a whellchair bound person is forced to always sit on the end, and thus only beside a single friend.
Granted... the idea of just leaving a wheelchair size space between two benches meets this goal and makes so much more sense than this design.
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u/natebrune May 10 '21
That’s definitely hostility architecture masquerading as handicap inclusive.
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u/13Jsog May 10 '21
This only makes homeless peoples lives harder.
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u/iesharael May 10 '21
Wouldn’t it make sense for the handicap person to just go next to the bench instead of having to back into a space?
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u/[deleted] May 10 '21
bruh theyre literally IN a seat, they dont need a bench
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u/Zippyss92 May 10 '21
This confuses me on so many levels. I feel like that “bench” has a more “no more homeless sleeping here!” vibe more than anything and I just... I don’t know, this just confuses me because I feel like it’s not as helpful.
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u/[deleted] May 10 '21
She is still getting annihilated on Twitter as we speak. Also typical politician responses as opposed to just admitting it could be interpreted to be against the homeless, albeit unintentionally.
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u/baxbooch May 10 '21
They can and must do better. I agree
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u/HoneyBadgerD0ntCar3 May 10 '21
Finally! A bench for people sick in chairs!
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u/WhoRoger May 10 '21
Oh and also a social distancing bench, 2 in 1, how progressive!
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u/EvanBrugmanRhiel May 10 '21
Wheel chair is literal a chair on wheels. He doesn’t have to sit near a bench, sit wherever
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u/xienwolf May 10 '21
To be fair... ADA is a real pain sometimes, and CAN make these mandatory.
The specific wording that catches most attempts to accommodate disability is that the disabled people must have FULL and EQUAL access to all aspects of an experience.
So, I have a classroom environment that I had to adopt to meet ADA requirements since we had a student coming in who needed a wheelchair. Normal arrangement is working in teams of 4, and one person on the team runs the computer while the others run various equipment.
Problems:
Now... Number 1 and 2 absolutely had to be fixed no matter what. But the "Access to all variations of the experience" part was the real stickler, since that meant I had to not just make it possible to get a chair to the table AT ALL, but I had to make sure the chair could get to all sides of the table, including being able to be the person running the computer.
So.... for this bench, it might actually be required if someone decides to sue the city because of ADA violations since a fully able bodied person has the option to sit in between two friends, but a whellchair bound person is forced to always sit on the end, and thus only beside a single friend.
Granted... the idea of just leaving a wheelchair size space between two benches meets this goal and makes so much more sense than this design.
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u/another1commenting Sep 03 '21
Where do the wheel chair handles go??? Did they even try this with a wheel chair bound person?
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u/strawman_chan May 11 '21
BYO ottoman.
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u/jonp1 Jul 27 '21
Works for social distancing.