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Originally Posted by ericschand
I just walked by Island Foods during my lunch hour.
The store is smallish, but not that small compared to other stores around
him. His aisles are very small though, there is no way for any assistance
device to fit through. A larger individual may have issues in a couple of his
aisles, plus getting to the cash register would be a chore, it's like a maze.
There is no way any disabled person requiring a wheelchair (or scooter)
would be able to navigate his store. This is judging by the size of some
bikes at a bike shop across the way (with carrier or carts attached).
If he indeed did ask her if he could help, she should have known she
required it in his store.
If the link I posted above, relevant to Ontario, is used to judge his
store, he needs to redesign it.
ers
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But I think that in a small store, because of the neccesities of space, there should be reasonable acceptance that the owner or workers will
help you out with getting items and that it's wrong to force them to make their stores accessible by reducing their floor space when they don't have much to begin with and floor space is their lifeblood of survival by squeezing as much merchandise as they can in what retail space they can afford.
I mean I can even think of dozens and dozens of stores in the big malls like Market, Chinook, Sunridge, etc. that are not wheelchair or scooter accessible.
What's next? Lop off all the shelves because people can't reach the higher ones? Even normal people ask for assistance when they can't reach something on a high shelf or hanger or can't reach part of the store.