No one said it would be easy, just accessible.
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That reminds me of a story I saw about a handicapped athlete in Montreal's metro. He was literally dragging his wheelchair while going upstairs and holding to the handrail.
He shouldn't have to do that but the metro here is only partly accessible, and not his station.
Add a handrail and this might be for him.
To be clear, this would, in fact, not be ADA-compliant so that sign would not be legal. The sign itself is obstructing a safe grip, on top of all the other flaws going on here, obviously. Unsurprisingly, this is Elfin Cove, Alaska's claim to fame, according to an image search.
(Edit: I'm still embarrassed I wrote this aktshually)
It's the rare black diamond ramp
If you weren't in a wheelchair before, this ramp will put you in one
There is certainly a cart with a winch at the top used to ferry goods (and possibly people) up and down the hill. Whether that’s ADA compliant or not is one thing but it is helping with accessibility.
Bonus: it's slick as hell with a combination of moisture and teeny tiny moss on that wood.
Going down it looks like that Mac and Me clip that Paul Rudd brings with him whenever he’s interviewed by Conan O’Brien
Check your brakes.
It's for bicycles not wheelchairs.
TIL that a bicycle is defined by the placement of the main two wheels (was compelled to look it up after seeing your comment). One of the (main, spoked) wheels must be behind the other to be considered a bike. Before this I was under the impression that a wheelchair could be considered a bicycle with training wheels in the front lol
This is like, the third time I’ve seen this stair/ramp this week. The weird thing: every time the picture was from a different angle and camera quality
ok boomer
Is your weak mortal flesh not capable of such trivial tasks?
That has to be a joke. Looks like a mountain bike obstacle, something you'd ride down to start the trail or something.
Or it could be malicious compliance.
The share holders say we have to “do our best” to make the place wheelchair accessible. No worries, we’ll slap something together to shut them up.
I somehow doubt it. That would be a 1-way ticket to lawsuit-ville. I tried doing a reverse image search, but couldn't really find anything about where the pic is from. It's been posted in a bunch of places, so I'm sure that info is out there somewhere. I'm still putting my money in the mountain bike trail explanation. It looks like a lot of other roll-ins I've seen in videos of the Pacific Northwest and places like Summer-time ski resorts that cater to riders.
No this isn't malicious compliance. There is a maximum gradient for wheel chair ramps. If it's unachievable due to space constraints, you do a chair lift.
There are exceptions for things like park trails where the terrain simply cannot accommodate a wheel chair.
Is that a MAGA hat?
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