handicapped bathroom

_Fenton

I don't know what else to call it.  Disabled bathroom?Anyway, just got back from lunch and I went in there.  Like whole separate bathroom with solid walls, not a stall.  But there's a sink in there and total privacy, so I use it.  There's hardly anyone down here anyway.So I come out and a dude on a segway with a dog is waiting to get in.I feel somewhat guilty, but I feel like maybe I should feel more guilty, but I am confused as to what disability would lead to the use of a segway and a dog.  Is vision-impaired segwaying really possible, even with the dog???

noisy_penguin

Maybe he's lazy and that's how he walks his dog.

wingedbride

i am not sure why the segway, but people can get dogs for seizure, heart problems, etc.

EvilleLady

My guess is that he wasn't even disabled he just needed a place to park his segway and dog while he took a dump.

mashedpotato

maybe if the battery on the segway dies, the dog pulls him like a dog sled?   I like that my company's only handicapped bathroom is on the second floor and the only way to the second floor is stairs.  I can use it guilt free.

_Fenton

I would think a library would not allow a dog in unless it was for medical reasons.  There are seizure dogs, but then that doesn't really fit safety-wise with the segway.  Heart problems makes some sense.  I guess that's what I'll assume. 

wingedbride

OMG, I just got a visual in my mind of the time George Bush fell off a segway.

the_mulva

I don't know what else to call it. Disabled bathroomThis is totally off the subject, but reminded me of something funny.. the other day, the shriners were out in the middle of the street collecting money w/ orange vests that said, "help retarded kids".  That struck me as hilarious.  I'm not one for policial corectness, but seriously, maybe "help handicapped kids"?

Kamikaze3

"I like that my company's only handicapped bathroom is on the second floor and the only way to the second floor is stairs. I can use it guilt free."Mashed I would have an issue with the building planner on that but at least you don't have to worry about using it.

mashedpotato

I've been told that it's completely legal as long as we have one.  It's an older building, the original buiding didn't have one at all, they put an addition on (upstairs) many years ago and that's when they had to put in a handicapped bathroom, apparently there is no law to make it actually handicapped accesible. 

PDXPhotoGrl

Hahaha. The Shriners need to invest in some new vests.

MrsKizdoodle

I don't know what else to call it. Disabled bathroom To be P.C. it would be "accessible bathroom" :-)

Novemberrocks

I don't get segways at all.  I was at the mall last weekend and saw a mall cop on a segway.  He looked like he thought he was very official.  Turd.

wingedbride

They are actually hilariously fun. I went on a segway tour in miami.

noisy_penguin

I heard an NPR story about a segway tour in Paris. I'd kind of like to do that sometime.

tastyburger

I'd like to get my poor parents a segway each.  they went to DC for a couple days and suffered for WEEKS.  their legs just don't work like they used to.I also recently learned in an EEOC seminar I attended that the newest PC/acceptable term that replaces the outdated 'retarded' is 'intellectually disabled.'   I've been calling a lot of idiotic managers intellectually disabled lately and then realized that it was the same thing as using the 'r' word.  so now I'm not.

Simply Fated

The way I see it is... unless they have difficulties with controlling their bladder, that bathroom stall is up for grabs.That stall is supposed to be there if disabled people need it.. if they can wait in line like everyone else, then I see no reason why they shouldn't. Granted, if there is you and the disabled person and only one handicapped stall... then dude, use the regular bathroom or wait for the handicapped one and be grateful you can have a choice in the matter.But as they weren't there when you arrived, then you didn't do anything wrong.I have never seen a disabled person use a segway before... are those things even allowed in all public places?And, yeah, those dogs are sometimes used for disabilities you wouldn't notice.