I told in my previous post about my sister and her foot
injury that required the use of a wheelchair.
She is now allowed to walk, but not more than about 50 feet.
She has to work her way up to normal walking.
So I took her out to run (roll?) a few errands. She could
get out of the car and take the necessary couple of steps to get into the
wheelchair. Then I pushed her wherever she wanted to go.
I was surprised at one office building that was very
unfriendly to the wheelchair. She had to reach out and hold the door open while
I pushed her through. That was bad enough but getting over the high threshold
was very difficult. If she had been frail, it would have been almost impossible
without another person to help.
What sort of building is so inhospitable to wheelchairs, you
may ask?
It was, wait for it…, a medical building.
As I said, we still have a long, bumpy road before we attain
full access.
