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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am well-meaning, but I do not know what makes a bldg. accessible.  For example, someone just posted that even one step means it is not wheelchair accessible.  I did not know that.  I tip my daughter's stroller up and down multiple steps so, on the spur of the moment, if someone asked me, "Is that place accessible?" I want to seem eager and willing to help so I would probably say, "Yes!  Absolutely!  You can go there!"  I feel riuder when I say, "I do not know.  You might have to call and ask," because then it makes me feel like here I am thoughtlessly not keeping this issue in mind and/or making them now go through an added step (no pun intended) that an able-bodied person would have to do.  (Although, quite frankly, just why *should*'I be keeping this in the forefront of my mind at all times?  I do not always expect people to keep child-related concerns at the forefront of their minds if they do not have kids, so I do not pepper them with questions such as, "Does it have a changing table in the bathrooms?  How about in the men's?  Do they give out coloring pages to the children while we are waiting for the food so my kids do not go beserk and bother everyone?  Do they have a children's menu?"  No, I feel the onus is on me to ensure that this location meets our needs. . . . [/quote]

"Accessible" is a legal term. Would you give other legal advice, even if you weren't sure because you want to be helpful? I hope not.[/quote]

Ok, so I see my feelings are misplaced.  I will just blithely reply, " I am sorry, but I do not know!" from now on!  [/quote]

:roll: You do that.[/quote][/quote]

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