A new threat to the ADA

[brewens]

4. I was a senior in high school when they installed an elevator finally. Ya know what the wheelchair

kids relied on for access? Without fail, several of us guys would grab them and pack them up and down the stairs for classes. That was good of whoever was around for the years that went on, but the kids shouldn't have had to rely on that. This was 1976-1979.

At least handicapped kids weren't denied being able to take classes on the second or third floor. It is kind of remarkable they were allowed to sign up for those classes with teachers and administrators knowing they didn't have proper access. I actually don't know if there were ever any more kids in wheelchairs than the two I knew when I was there. It could have been a new situation for a school that size and they figured with the elevator in the works, we'd get by that way.