[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge is awesome

[rachel lyra hospodar]

Is there a way some representative of us, particularly one who has
interacted with the fruit people before, can broach with them the idea of
ceasing to obstruct our doorway? The ever-creeping fruit boxes give me a
hard time entering with a bicycle or bulky project parts. In my experience,
it didn't used to block the door as much, and over the last few months they
inched it over, sometimes to the very edge of the doorway. Since we lack a
clear leader, perhaps they were demonstrating their desire through action
and waiting to hear a response.

I think that maintaining clear access to (and emergency egress from) our
doorway is far more excellent than accepting that to enter we must squeeze
past growing obstructions.

I hesitate to just dive into this conversation with the fruit people because
I suspect some members of our community have established lines of
communication already.  If nobody else is willing to speak with them, and
there are no objections to my doing so, I am willing.

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On Dec 28, 2010 10:37 PM, "jim" <jim at well.com> wrote:
>
>
> liz: please take a look at the two light
> switches near the entrance doorways (top of
> the stairs and just inside the space from
> the elevator/trash lobby): accessible?
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 12:28 -0800, Liz Henry wrote:
>> I've been around Noisebridge over the past couple of years but kind of
>> infrequently. I did help with the move, and talked a bunch with people
>> about wheelchair accessibility during the move and build-out. It was
>> nice to have that input.
>>
>> The elevator is a relief, despite its suckitude. Without it, I would be
>> very unlikely to come to NB. People have put some thought into keeping
>> paths clear in front of the elevator.
>>
>> The bigger bathroom is really nice. It means I am closer to being able
>> to invite my powerchair-using friends to NB without being embarrassed.
>> Both bathrooms still need handrails, which I've meant to do. Maybe over
>> the course of this week.
>>
>> Anyone know if there is a handrail already at NB waiting to be
>> installed? I'll look around for one.
>>
>> The front door buzzer's unreachability, and the way the elevator "works"
>> mean that wheelchair users will mostly need a person or two to help get
>> in and out of Noisebridge. Buzzer: unreachable. Metal gates: difficult
>> to impossible to deal with from wheels. Elevator doors: Totally
>> impossible. Elevator not lining up with the floor: Very hard to
>> impossible for some power chair users.
>>
>> Helpful people coming in and out of NB to work the elevator:
>> Noisebridge's greatest accessibility feature!
>>
>> Once I'm in the space, wheelchair access is decent.
>>
>> If we're around at the same time and you're curious, you can borrow my
>> awesome ultralight Quickie Ti and take it for a spin.
>>
>> I made a wiki page to note all of this, just now:
>> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Accessibility
>>
>>
>>
>> - liz
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/28/10 7:31 AM, Dr. Jesus wrote:
>> > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Liz Henry <liz at bookmaniac.org> wrote:
>> >> Dear Noisebridge,
>> >>
>> >> I came by Noisebridge tonight and had a great time working on my
>> >> adafruit SpokePOV project and talking with people. It was especially
>> >> nice meeting the people who were working on the hackable wheelchair
>> >> robot. The whole space was lively with people working, coding, doing
the
>> >> Python class, and showing each other stuff.
>> >>
>> >> Everyone I talked with, I suggested they come into the space more,
teach
>> >> workshops about what they know or organize meetups, and that they
donate
>> >> and/or become members. I came away full of new ideas and feeling
inspired.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for being awesome!
>> >
>> > The soldering irons will always be at your service. Stop by more
>> > often, they get lonely :)
>> >
>> > How did you find the accessibility of the space? The original
>> > buildout implemented reasonable accommodations with a lot more
>> > guesswork than hard data, and it would be nice to get a first-hand
>> > opinion.
>> >
>>
>>
>
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