[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge is awesome

Dr. Jesus j at hug.gs
Tue Dec 28 22:59:36 UTC 2010


On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Liz Henry <liz at bookmaniac.org> 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.

By buzzer, do you mean the intercom panel near the front door with the
three buttons on it?  I don't see how it's unreachable at it's current
height, but maybe I'm missing something.

> 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

Thanks!



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