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Offline responsiblek9

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Disabled Say Some METRO Drivers Don't Care about Them
« on: February 02, 2012, 11:06:22 PM »

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/120202-disabled-say-some-metro-drivers-dont-care-about-them

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Baptiste owns a service dog. She said those drivers didn't want to deal with the dog and just drove off. METRO spokesman Jerome Gray said they are ...
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Re: Disabled Say Some METRO Drivers Don't Care about Them
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2012, 02:02:02 PM »
Doesn't surprise me. Houston isn't exactly a terribly accessible city (the Medical Center has huge cracks in the sidewalk that I've gotten my scooter stuck on--meaning I had to get out of my scooter and physically LIFT the front end and pull to get it over the crack --as well as other areas of downtown --uneven sidewalks --some places with no ramps at all). So it doesn't surprise me that the Metro drivers treat people with disabilities this way since accessibility isn't a huge priority for the city.  :mad:

I have heard many stories like what is described in the article and comments. Heck, my able-bodied best friend has been treated VERY rudely by Metro drivers when she has asked for help. I have not myself ridden any of the Metro buses (just the Metro Rail) because I can't make heads or tails of the bus schedule. (The bus I take from my town down to the Medical Center is run, thankfully, by a different company and not Metro).
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Re: Disabled Say Some METRO Drivers Don't Care about Them
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 07:16:55 PM »
Sounds like Houston has a lot in common with little ol' Ashtabula!!!
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Re: Disabled Say Some METRO Drivers Don't Care about Them
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2012, 08:34:07 AM »
Not to be corny, but I can't resist...."Houston, we have a problem".......
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Re: Disabled Say Some METRO Drivers Don't Care about Them
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2012, 04:20:47 PM »
Quote
Houston, we have a problem".......

ROFL! Too funny!!
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