Comments on: ATL to pay $13M to fix 1,500 disability flaws at city buildings http://www.atlantaunfiltered.com/2009/07/20/779/ Nothing but the truth Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:34:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Montana L http://www.atlantaunfiltered.com/2009/07/20/779/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Montana L Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:28:24 +0000 http://www.atlantaunfiltered.com/?p=779#comment-139 "Universal design", check it out, city of Atlanta. Hell, I think a lot of people are pretty backward about understanding mobility -- some pubs still write "confined to a wheelchair". "Confined" would be if you _don't_ have a wheelchair. Then you'd be stuck at your house. It's a _mobility_ device like a cane, walker, prostheses or a plain 'ol fleshy leg. Of course, as baby boomers get older and older, I think barrier-free design will become, uh, a much higher priority! “Universal design”, check it out, city of Atlanta. Hell, I think a lot of people are pretty backward about understanding mobility — some pubs still write “confined to a wheelchair”. “Confined” would be if you _don’t_ have a wheelchair. Then you’d be stuck at your house. It’s a _mobility_ device like a cane, walker, prostheses or a plain ‘ol fleshy leg.

Of course, as baby boomers get older and older, I think barrier-free design will become, uh, a much higher priority!

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