Hi Guys,
As promised, I'm giving links to the raw footage.
This is not final, and we hope to edit it more and get
other voices out, but here we go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD2RSns8sEs&feature=youtu.be
That is of me trying to get into an "accessible" table
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMon5y5aXHc
This is the one of me trying to cross the street-- I had right of way, but the driver in the other car was impatient.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Adventures of Eating Out
Hello Blogging Community.
A lot of people with disabilities spend their time isolated because they are discouraged by the lack of accessibility in the community. I am one of those people that tries to go out in the community, regardless of accessibility A friend will post links tonight to footage of our adventures, but I will tell you about them for now. Recently, we went to one of my favorite restaurants, but living in the fan has it's downside. There was a VCU game that night, and the two accessible tables were taken. We continued our adventure. We went back another day because I wanted to be able to film the difficulty of accessibility in that restaurant. My first complaint that I have is that the restaurant does not have accessible doors. This leads to strange men who are drunk and smell like paint attempting to hold the door open, and usually, they are trying to hit on me at the same time.... I am not attracted to men who smell like paint and alcohol. Not a good combo.
I have a good relationship with the people in this restaurant. I know the waiters names, and I often know my order without looking at the menu. The waiters are always more than helpful at finding me a table, but I do not like sitting in the back of the building, and that's where the accessible tables are. The second restaurant we went to had a giant concrete block in front of the ramp. Luckily a friend was able to kick that out of the way without much effort, but if I had been alone, I would not have been able to go inside.
Like I said, there will be more footage tonight. Keep in mind, none of this is planned.
A lot of people with disabilities spend their time isolated because they are discouraged by the lack of accessibility in the community. I am one of those people that tries to go out in the community, regardless of accessibility A friend will post links tonight to footage of our adventures, but I will tell you about them for now. Recently, we went to one of my favorite restaurants, but living in the fan has it's downside. There was a VCU game that night, and the two accessible tables were taken. We continued our adventure. We went back another day because I wanted to be able to film the difficulty of accessibility in that restaurant. My first complaint that I have is that the restaurant does not have accessible doors. This leads to strange men who are drunk and smell like paint attempting to hold the door open, and usually, they are trying to hit on me at the same time.... I am not attracted to men who smell like paint and alcohol. Not a good combo.
I have a good relationship with the people in this restaurant. I know the waiters names, and I often know my order without looking at the menu. The waiters are always more than helpful at finding me a table, but I do not like sitting in the back of the building, and that's where the accessible tables are. The second restaurant we went to had a giant concrete block in front of the ramp. Luckily a friend was able to kick that out of the way without much effort, but if I had been alone, I would not have been able to go inside.
Like I said, there will be more footage tonight. Keep in mind, none of this is planned.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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