Obstacles are for Removing!

I so wanted to sharpen my chainsaw after that pic Lara. My main difficulty is walking. So I go until I can no longer walk, then figure out what it will take to get me back on my feet. So far I've been lucky, I've had options and they have worked. So far I've had walking sticks, a walker, a wheelie cart, crutches, 4 sets of AFO's, and a ankle reconstruction. Whatever it takes.

Coming from a handicap friendly city (Vancouver) where even able bodied people can't help but notice the facilities for the disabled such as ramps and extra large doors and washroom facilities, and finding myself in the south of France in an area renowned for retirement and old age, I am amazed at how innaccessible many places are. For instance the entrance to my father's retirement home has a step big enough that it requires me to get out of my chair so that my wife can lift it over for me. My doctor's office and the pharmacy have no ramps and require me to use the walking frame to access. As parking is not always handy and I'm not as mobile in the frame this poses a problem. I would have thought that an area with so many aging and elderly people would have made some accomodation in this regard.

I have found an app from Wheelmap.org that looks interesting. I'm downnloading it now and we'll see how effective it is....looks interesting though...will let ypou know.

wheelmap.org/nodes/291530692

Here's an article from the CBC that's about another Canuck making waves DJ,:

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/access-now-app-1.3467854

accessnow.me/map/

although I can't seem to get there from here...maybe because I'm using an iPad?

Last year my wife and I did a two week Med. Cruise. Everyone told us to stay on the ship in Venice. I kept asking and someone told me how to get on the ferry on the Grand Canal.  At our stop (St. Marks Square) the crewman motioned for me to wait until people got off and the boat rose to almost dock level.   He yelled to some other passengers and 6 men grabbed my chair and lifted me to the shore. When we finished our time ashore the reverse happened.  Thanks to all the friendly Italians we enjoyed our day in Venice.