Handicapped toilets. Gotta love ’em. Not all toilets are the same – more to the point, not all height requirements for handicapped toilets are the “#320 – The Loo”
Category: Out and About
#312 – Too Well Enveloped
A stop at the Magic Money Wall (as my friend calls the bank machine), resulted in a frustrating experience (and this blog post). In order to deposit “#312 – Too Well Enveloped”
#307 – Drinking Fountains
When was the last time you saw a drinking fountain installed in a new building? Municipalities are encouraging us to reduce our use of disposable “#307 – Drinking Fountains”
#306 – Locked In
I don’t know what it is about me and washroom cubicles. I get trapped in them! Sadly, it’s happened more than once. The worst experience “#306 – Locked In”
#296 – Locked Out!
I have been denied access to the handicapped washroom on two different occasions, at two different, internationally-recognized restaurants. In both cases, the handicapped washroom was “#296 – Locked Out!”
#282 – Banking on It
Not all banks are created equal. Neither are the counters at the banking machines. A mobility challenge can make it difficult to hold on to “#282 – Banking on It”
#275 – Your Number is Up
Every joint aches. You’re tired. You want to go home and rest, but you have one more task to do. You have to stop at “#275 – Your Number is Up”
Forest Bathing
Often, a foreign language will have a term that succinctly and exquisitely describes a thought, a feeling or an experience. For example, I wrote about “Forest Bathing”
#263 – Slippery When Wet
Yesterday, I had occasion to traverse several crosswalks. Not all crosswalks are created equal. Some were fine to negotiate. On others, I felt as if “#263 – Slippery When Wet”
#251 – Charging Ahead!
A guest post is truly a gift – of time, of effort and of caring. This one from Lene Andersen is certainly all of that. “#251 – Charging Ahead!”
#250 – Old Shoes and a Backwards Fall
I’m still recovering from a backwards fall I took several weeks ago. As I review what happened, I’ve taken away two lessons. I have an old “#250 – Old Shoes and a Backwards Fall”
#249 – Elevator Educator
There is a large Canadian grocery chain that has taken to putting the parking underneath the store. There is a ramp accessing the store, as “#249 – Elevator Educator”