"WheelChair" news and stories

Should someone in a wheelchair be allowed to use the drive thru windows at fast food places and coffee shops?

That's the question in Weymouth, MA. Donald Hayes has to use a motorized wheelchair, and he used to go to his local Dunkin' Donuts every morning to get coffee at the drive thru window, but then the establishment stopped serving him, since he wasn't in a car. They cite safety concerns, and a spokesman says that they don't have a corporate policy regarding wheelchairs, even if it is a "motorized vehicle."

Hayes is thinking about suing the coffee and donut giant (and one lawyer says he has a case since the place isn't wheelchair accessible), but says what he really wants is to be able to get his coffee every morning at the window.

Readers, what do you think?

Well this seems a most useful develpement for those wheel-chair bound; accessible picnic tables.

From the picture it seems that they have cut openings on each side of the table that allows the person in a wheelchair to "feel more like a part of the group". They have them in single and dual side access versions.

Loads of different price options ranging from a few hundred to just over a thousand dollars from Park and Pool.

[Found via the new netscape beta]

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