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Handicap accessibility? 7 years 3 months ago #13

Beertram wrote:

Matt wrote:

Kirk Bauer wrote:

bpsymington wrote:

Kirk Bauer wrote:

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote:

Fiddy wrote: Sliding in combat may be difficult as well, depending on the height of the chair, and the individual's reach.

I was on a run at Origins with someone on an accessibility scooter. Biggest thing to keep in mind is to have someone hold curtains out of the way, and communicate how wide they are swinging

And try to be careful. Not knock down walls.


I kind of wanted to bring that up. Can we (should we?) have a limit at wheelchairs? The accessibility scooter seemed too big to safely navigate the dungeon.


I imagine the ADA would not let us limit which kind of equipment would be allowable.


That's what I was worried about, however I know that on one particular run we had an accessibility scooter literally knocking walls down in the dungeon. Fortunately Lazlo happened to be on the run so he was able to make repairs on the way through.


So glad it was your side and not mind Kirk. I understand Laz or Barry was able to calm her down? When i showed her the cleric skill check on deeperdark she blew a gasket. I really give Barry kudos for stepping in and dealing with the situation/misunderstanding. I felt bad for the other 3 in her party at the time.

Overall agree that ADA is one heck of a sticky wicket.


I thought I heard there was a problem with her on the Deeper Dark side... hrrm... It was the final run of the convention and I was her trainer and teammate on BHM. Yes, she complained the Druid test was too difficult and asked if she could get a list of the trees (I said no, but the test wasn't a make or break test.) The scooter was not hers, it was a Convention Center loaner. She has MS. She was really passionate about playing TD again since she could not make the trip to Indianapolis any more. Yes, she ran into a few walls, though I did not see any getting knocked down. (Being the last run, her knocking down the walls might have been a blessing for us doing tear-down). She seemed very upset by the Beholder as she could take few actions in that combat. She made some very good puzzle suggestions. And even though someone got short with her in the chain room over her yelling to be careful not to let the chain touch... that was exactly what the group needed to hear the whole time (chain touched twice). I truly enjoyed having her in the group as one of the few who had not seen that dungeon before. I'm sorry if others did not.

I know a few others in the group (and other volunteers) also tried hard to make it the best run for her and I'm sure it was appreciated.

I fixed the walls behind her. It was the last run, on Friday not Saturday. Or I would just left the walls.
I know she was trying. But she was also brash and didn't seem to care about the other players.
We all tried to accommodate but by the time room 5 hit, I know I was done( after being run into and foot run over and 3or 4 broken lights by her).
If
I had not been volunteering all day, I may have been more patient

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Handicap accessibility? 7 years 3 months ago #14

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lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote: We all tried to accommodate but by the time room 5 hit, I know I was done( after being run into and foot run over and 3or 4 broken lights by her).


Oh man, Laz - I am sorry to hear that.

I've had my foot run over by an accessibility scooter on a couple of occasions, and I know it's *not* a pleasant experience... especially if you need to be on those feet a lot the next day.

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Raven wrote: There's a reason I have steel-toed nursing shoes now.

Hey, you told me it was because those are silent and allow you to sneak up on people. :P

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Handicap accessibility? 7 years 3 months ago #16

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote: I know a few others in the group (and other volunteers) also tried hard to make it the best run for her and I'm sure it was appreciated.I fixed the walls behind her. It was the last run, on Friday not Saturday. Or I would just left the walls.
I know she was trying. But she was also brash and didn't seem to care about the other players.
We all tried to accommodate but by the time room 5 hit, I know I was done( after being run into and foot run over and 3or 4 broken lights by her).
If I had not been volunteering all day, I may have been more patient


You are correct, it was Friday, not Saturday. Those were the only runs I was on. The whole Con is a big blur for me. (Note to self: don't continue working half days (7a-11a) while volunteering fulltime with TD).

I didn't see her run over your foot. That must have hurt -- that was a solid scooter.

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