MY 69th BIRTHDAY

My request for my 69th birthday is that every building inspector in the US get trained in the building code as it relates to disabled people.

To get you started let me tell you that:

Speed bumps need to have a space where wheelchairs can go through without having to go over the bump. The bumps can NOT be so high that they cause my wheelchair to bounce on its lift when I drive over them.

At least in California, a wheelchair is supposed to be able to travel anywhere people walk. So parking lots need accessible exits that are NOT the in/out ticket booth.

If you have a hidden ramp, you need to have a sign telling people where the ramp is located.

You can only use a single wheelchair ramp (rather than two ramps going each direction) at an intersection if the intersection is NOT busy. An intersection near Disneyland is a BUSY intersection.

You can not throw a party in a public place and put up barriers that stop wheelchair access to major routes. If you block a route, you MUST put up a sign explaining where wheelchair are now supposed to go.

ANYTIME you do a major upgrade ($150,000+), you MUST make everything totally UP TO CODE for the DISABLED.

It is worrisome that our city and county governments are sometimes the worst offenders when it comes to wheelchair access. It is sad that building inspectors are allowing the grossest violations of the building code as regards wheelchairs.