[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge is awesome

[jim]

   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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