ADA real world experience
The Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA )is a great start, but it's implementation is remarkably flawed in a way I never imagined before I became disabled. Restrooms designated as ADA are often far too small to fit a wheelchair. I don't need a wheelchair, but I do need a grab bar on my right. Public ADA restrooms often have grab bars on one side but not the other. It can't be that much more expensive to install them on both sides so that the stall would be accessible to more people who need them. We are all familiar with the buttons that open doors automatically when you push them. I use them often but find them remarkably absent in places where they would be most needed, including restaurants, physician's clinics or stores. Absent the push plate, I'm unlikely to be able to open a heavy door myself. I'm also navigating walking with a cane on my right side. I even go to several places specifically designed to serve handicapp...