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Originally Posted by transplant99
The lack of compassion and understanding about physically disabled people in this thread is disgusting and abhorrent.
Unbelievable.
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I agree 100%. As an architect I do all I can to ensure that barrier free design is upheld on a building project. Not only does barrier free design help make mobility better for people with disabilities it makes building projects better for all people. That is the point in the end. In the places you work or shop you can either expect the minimal 3rd world design or you can expect the quality of design that should be and is manditory in a country like Canada. It is difficult for authorities to keep on top of all problem situations that occure in the real world. That is why people that detect problems in public spaces need to come forward and point them out. It makes the built environment better for all people.
I also want to throw into this discussion that the Alberta Building Code is the absolute bare minimum that you can do. Any building project that is worth much of anything exceeds the building code. The building code is the guidline that allows you to do the absolute minimum that the law will allow. Now I don't know about the rest of you but I try to go beyond mediocrity in my life. Isn't that what Alberta and Canada is all about anyway?