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ADA of Pike County Meeting Adventure in Milford |
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| The owner of this van was asked to move her vehicle to another parking place so that persons with disabilities could park in front of the Biondo Building. She refused. If the Police Chief were there welcoming the members of the committee as they arrived, would she have refused to move her vehicle? |
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| One space is left for two more people arriving in separate cars. Who will get the space? If Police Chief Gary Williams or Mayor Merritt Quinn had been more accommodating, ADA Committee members woulnd't be in this fix. Meanwhile, the van that wouldn't move remains blocking the fourth space. |
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| Meanwhile, one of the ADA Committee members is trapped in the narrow space alcove he has to negotiate to get into the meeting room. |
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| Finally, he gets into a position where he can move forward and enter the meeting room. But, alas, now the meeting room door is in the way. There is no way to close the door so that he can get through. The only hope is to open the door behind the attendant. But the door is locked. |
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| One of the staff members of the Pike County Jail looks on in wonder as everyone tries to figure out how to get the ADA Committee member out of the trap. |
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| Finally, the locked door is opened and he is able to back into the room behind, so the door in front of him can
be closed, so he can enter the meeting room. Note paving blocks and charts on the floor further adding to the barriers to access. The paving blocks and charts belong to the Milford Enhancement Committee - those responsible for the new sidewalks and tree plantings in Milford that were installed with public and private grants. |
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| Another committee enters the building. The handicapped access door button doesn't work and the door had to be held open by a Channel 13 cameraman. |
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Reposted with Permission © March 9, 2002, Revised March 14, 2002 |
