tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post7020221046879427422..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Mass Transportation NYC Stylewilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-50688874820228634232013-02-14T06:14:30.645-08:002013-02-14T06:14:30.645-08:00Carlisle, Your experience with cab drivers was typ...Carlisle, Your experience with cab drivers was typical. I am not sure when or if this will ever change. I know when the wheelchair lifts were put on buses in the late 1970s I experienced significant harassment. Today most bus drivers are polite and getting on and off is routine. william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-75038020793023800362013-02-06T15:18:30.748-08:002013-02-06T15:18:30.748-08:00I hate NYC taxis.
My friend and I had a bad expe...I hate NYC taxis. <br /><br />My friend and I had a bad experience with NYC taxis. I am deaf and my friend is deaf and has CP. We tried to hail down a taxi. Many available taxis won't stop for us. After watching several taxis zooming past us, one finally stopped. As soon as I gestured "I am deaf," the taxi driver locked his doors. He won't let us in. We were confused and backed off. Then, a business man went up and the driver unlocked his doors for him, letting him in- all because that business man was speaking to the driver. My friend and I were so pissed off. Later we asked our deaf NYC friends about that. They said yeah, they don't use taxis, only subways; unless they can speak well. <br /><br />Just wow, NYC transportation system really needs a lesson on discriminationCarlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01141990089035170635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-71392872932461829062013-02-06T15:17:45.891-08:002013-02-06T15:17:45.891-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01141990089035170635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-83962423338193065812013-02-06T15:16:12.194-08:002013-02-06T15:16:12.194-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01141990089035170635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-45423643397924446752013-01-27T06:06:32.735-08:002013-01-27T06:06:32.735-08:00Eric, There is no doubt in my mind given half a ch...Eric, There is no doubt in my mind given half a chance society would be thrilled if people such as myself did not exist. Disability history is replete with exclusion of various kinds. It is no wonder inroads are just being made. <br />Girlwiththecane, Thankfully many people are fighting Bloomberg over the taxi of tomorrow. Simi Linton is leading this charge for which I am thankful. This battle is but a symbol of a much larger problem. <br />Middlechild, Access like it or not always comes down to money. Without a social mandate for access violations will remain the norm. <br />Melanie, It is everyone's best interest to make society accessible. Sadly people only realize this when it is way too late. william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-85643517653569968392013-01-25T15:11:42.092-08:002013-01-25T15:11:42.092-08:00That New York taxi situation is such a pet peeve. ...That New York taxi situation is such a pet peeve. And it's not going to get any better. The "Taxi of Tomorrow" isn't accessible without expensive retrofitting and it's locked in as the only cab that will operate in the city for the next ten years. <br /><br />Bloomberg actually said at one point that complete accessibility wasn't necessarily what disabled people wanted. *rolls eyes*<br /><br />And New York doesn't have the monopoly on this. Washington DC only had 20 accessible cabs the last time I checked the numbers.GirlWithTheCanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462575804450092656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-29142796582813682292013-01-23T21:46:54.045-08:002013-01-23T21:46:54.045-08:00For me Bill the message still does not come across...For me Bill the message still does not come across clearly enough: society does not want you to be a contributing member!<br />Conversely, stay home! and contribute. Live your life at home.<br />That's really what's happening isn't it?Eric Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471331868560587898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-83621466551635730092013-01-22T21:27:46.705-08:002013-01-22T21:27:46.705-08:00It was so bad in our town when my husband was irst...It was so bad in our town when my husband was irst injured that he paid council half the cost of providing wheelchair access just to the main street so that he could get about independently and do business etc - the gormless council accepted and took the $7000! Don had just received his settlement and was setting up for his work and could nto even get to the bank witout me or someone else... years later we would think about that $7000 a bit but it helped us immensely and others too. I noticed the other day that on a footpath on a very busy road which always has traffic - Council has put a signpost almost in the centre of the footpath making it impossible for wheelchairs - and its a long way back as too dangerous to cross the road.Middle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-25532070818265310202013-01-21T15:05:49.688-08:002013-01-21T15:05:49.688-08:00Bill-You raise very good points in your latest blo...Bill-You raise very good points in your latest blog. As an "able-bodied" middle aged woman, I agree 100% with your comments. Again, as our population ages & so many of us are out of shape (myself included), taking public transportation is difficult. Walking up & down staircases is difficult & having ramps or elevators would not only allow mass transit for the masses but it will help reduce our carbon footprint. Put that in your pipe & smoke it Mayor Mike!!Melanie Suzanne Gerberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526633483293614542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-38214339271101428732013-01-21T15:05:19.175-08:002013-01-21T15:05:19.175-08:00Bill-You raise very good points in your latest blo...Bill-You raise very good points in your latest blog. As an "able-bodied" middle aged woman, I agree 100% with your comments. Again, as our population ages & so many of us are out of shape (myself included), taking public transportation is difficult. Walking up & down staircases is difficult & having ramps or elevators would not only allow mass transit for the masses but it will help reduce our carbon footprint. Put that in your pipe & smoke it Mayor Mike!!Melanie Suzanne Gerberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526633483293614542noreply@blogger.com