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Post by Pony on Aug 4, 2007 18:19:44 GMT -5
I found this on YouTube, and it definitely brought back memories of 'pain in the ass' obstacles at college. This dude's a para, so you can just imagine the extra BS a c5c6 quad that pushes, like me, had to deal with. One thing I remember vividly was the double-door entrance into buildings. I can't tell you how many times I got caught somewhere in between. |
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Post by charlene on Aug 5, 2007 4:18:39 GMT -5
I don't know why he's laughing all the time... I know some peepz on wheels who actually had to quit school, because it just wasn't accessible...  |
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Post by benquad on Aug 5, 2007 10:47:52 GMT -5
I don't know why he's laughing all the time... I know some peepz on wheels who actually had to quit school, because it just wasn't accessible... "Sometimes its better to laugh than to cry" |
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Post by ukhot20 on Aug 5, 2007 11:32:53 GMT -5
i don't think that guy is a para Tony, it says in the description that he had to use a wheelchair for a day to see what it's like. Still interesting though
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Post by dolly on Aug 5, 2007 13:00:46 GMT -5
yeah, he (and his friend w/ one leg) were only using the chairs for a day for an assignment. hence the levity vs. aggravation.
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Post by Pony on Aug 5, 2007 18:06:13 GMT -5
LOL....silly me, I didn't catch that!! Well, it just brought back crazy accessible prob memories when I attended USF. There were classes in lecture halls where the floor was slanted, making it damn hard to do anything, packed classes with little room for w/chair, buildings with big steep ramps, note-taking and lugging books, writing pad and other junk just starts the challenges. But overall, college was a good experience, really opened doors in my life, so it was an experience I'd never take back.
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Post by dolly on Aug 10, 2007 10:03:42 GMT -5
okay. it's official. i definitely need a holiday! every time i see the heading of this thread i'm reading it as "wheelin' at cottage"! lol
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Post by mrjefffurz on Aug 10, 2007 14:51:16 GMT -5
when i was taking construction 100 the "lab" was a field trip to a building site that was @ the level of construction that we were studying that week...each friday the grad asst would fetch the lift van & off we would go,,,construction sites are wayyyyyyy not accessible but the dudes (& grrlzes) in the class were determined that i wouldnt miss out on anything,,,i cringe thinking back about the places they took me,,,thru sugar sand,,,mud,,,up winding unfinished staircases,,,,the only place they failed to get me into was a new mccdonalds that was surrounded by chainlink fencing...i use that as my excuse for getting a "B" in steel construction ;-)
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