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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wear leg braces that require shoes. Taking off my shoes is awkward and those covers are dangerous.

If you want shoes removed, provide a chair please.    If I know it's a no shoes house, or it's messy outside I will bring something else to wear inside.

Since I wear shoes most of the time (took some getting used to) I don't mind if people keep shoes on.[/quote]

I don’t think even the adamant no-shoe people would ask someone with a leg brace to take their shoes off. We are no-shoes and I would invite you to keep yours on. And to address an above PPs comment about public transport, we take our clothes off in the mud room and immediately those clothes go in the wash, so yeah I’m aware that those clothes are gross and I fix that. It’s also easy for you to politely remove your shoes. It’s not easy to avoid all public contact. [/quote]

And yet when it's a group of people who come over, it feels awkward to be singled out as the one person with mobility issues who is told to go ahead and keep your shoes on.

Thanks a lot for making me feel like an outsider. [/quote]

I'm the PP above with the leg braces.  I'm curious what you want.  Everyone to leave shoes on because you need to?   To be expected to take your shoes off even if it makes mobility tougher?

Seems like a no win situation for a host.[/quote]
Win situation for a host:
- somewhat formal gathering - everyone keep their shoes on (no one is singled out)
- informal/small circle/close friends - shoes off preferred, but not required (person with mobility issues shouldn't feel singled out among friends, right?)
IMHO, that's what I do in my house, and expect when visiting others[/quote]

:shock: Are you being deliberately dense? It's not a "win situation" for a host to have people walking through their home with outside shoes when the host is uncomfortable with people wearing shoes in their home.[/quote]

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