many people rationalize it. they say to themselves "oh, i'll only be a few minutes" or "i've never seen a person in a wheelchair using it!" or maybe they think that it isn't fair for handicap parking to be closer to entrances than other parking.
for whatever reason, people do it all the time. as a person in a wheelchair who now drives it is a constant source of frustration. i'm often late to class as handicap spots are taken up by persons with no tag. or even worse some selfish jerk has decided to park on the hash lines in the NO PARKING zone next to my vehicle! i was once stuck in the cold rain for over an hour waiting for this girl to move her car. she received a ticket and had the audacity to complain!
to combat this insensitivity our friends in quebec have posted an amazing psa. watch it. learn from it and hope that it can change perspectives.
13 December 2010
08 December 2010
All Wet
Ever go outside in your chair when it's raining? tired of the all encompassing sexless poncho that makes you look like the rolling hairless version of cousin it? ever ask why the umbrella holders on the market are for the push handles of the chair but not on place where a person can independently use it?
well we did and created an awesome solution using pvc piping and also asked the question of how many home depot workers does it take to build an umbrella holder?
different shapes of pvc pipes were used to create an L shape to go across the lap of the user. pipe ties were used to secure the umbrella to the holder.
but how do you attach it the the chair? andrew solved this by cutting a section out of the side of the pipe that clamps onto the wheelchair with relative ease. it is also easy to detach.
the final(ish) project! some tweaking still needs to be done but the result works fairly well. we lowered the umbrella to reduce the likelihood of the umbrella turning into a sail and there needs to be a more secure system to tighten the umbrella to the holder. the holder also is easier to attach if you are sitting in front of the chair ( i do it before i transfer in from my car). but all and all it was a great success! thanks home depot!
in case you were wondering... it took five employees to help!
well we did and created an awesome solution using pvc piping and also asked the question of how many home depot workers does it take to build an umbrella holder?
different shapes of pvc pipes were used to create an L shape to go across the lap of the user. pipe ties were used to secure the umbrella to the holder.
but how do you attach it the the chair? andrew solved this by cutting a section out of the side of the pipe that clamps onto the wheelchair with relative ease. it is also easy to detach. 
the final(ish) project! some tweaking still needs to be done but the result works fairly well. we lowered the umbrella to reduce the likelihood of the umbrella turning into a sail and there needs to be a more secure system to tighten the umbrella to the holder. the holder also is easier to attach if you are sitting in front of the chair ( i do it before i transfer in from my car). but all and all it was a great success! thanks home depot!
in case you were wondering... it took five employees to help!
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