[at-l] Wheelchair Access to Huts

[saunterer@jimbullard.org (saunterer@jimbullard.org)]

I don't know the exact wording of the ADA but the VESID (Vocational
Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities) people I know tell me
that the intent of ADA was to provide "reasonable" accommodation for
disabled people to participate in the ordinary activities of life (holding
a job, shopping, going to the movies, attending school, etc.).  A few
people would like to make it apply to everything including some
non-ordinary activities like climbing mountains.

At 09:31 AM 08/23/2002 -0500, Rami wrote:
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>Doesn't the ADA specify a /reasonable/ accommodation?  This sounds like
>it's a bit outside the reasonable guideline.
>Could just be me being insensitive, but that's the way I am  ;-)
>
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>-r
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: PMAnderson@apshealthcare.com
>   To: rafe@oasissemi.com ; onestep4me@hotmail.com ;
> at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>   Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:24 AM
>   Subject: RE: [at-l] Wheelchair Access to Huts
>
>
>   you must be - I remember when they did it and there was an on-line article
>   complete w/ pictures.  They had people carrying planks to put over
> rocks; in
>   one shot they were being muscled up a steep rocky incline w/ poles stuck in
>   the chairs - looked like those old time sedan chairs...  ;-)
>
>   seemed like a lot of work to prove a point - that it was 'right' to spend
>   the cash to build the hut wheelchair to spec's.  Doubt that anyone else has
>   ever done it since then.  They had a very very large crew helping - not
>   something your average family is going to be able to do... and for me, this
>   may sound cruel, but if you have that many folks helping you get up there -
>   coudnt they then help you up 2-4 steps at the hut?  ITs not like someone is
>   going to wheel themselves up there alone and have nobody to help them into
>   the building.  but, I do admit that wheelchair specs do make for some nice
>   design perks!
>
>   Cheerio
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   At 02:01 PM 8/23/2002 +0000, Kurt C. wrote:
>
>   >>To prove the point a team of chair
>   >>bound hikers wheeled to the hut last summer.  It took them all day to
> make
>   >>it
>   >>- but they did.
>   >
>   >They where assisted (carried).
>   >It's impossible to "wheel chair" unassisted to that hut.
>
>
>   "Impossible" ??  I somehow doubt that.  As I recall there
>   is at least one very flat, short, easy path from Galehead hut
>   out to a road.  A few stream crossings as I recall, but very
>   little vertical.
>
>   Or am I thinking of Zealand hut?
>
>
>   rafe b.
>   aka terrapin