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[mark1447]

[float=left]  dnany.jpg   156.82K   15 downloads[/float]Michele Kaplan was born legs first, which she says may have been part of the reason that at age 35, she could no longer walk.

But the official diagnosis is a growing cyst on her cerebellum that she calls the Squatter. Because of the cyst, Kaplan lost her job as an administrative assistant, was forced to go on disability and now uses a wheelchair.

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[N4 Via Merrick Rd]

Hmmm I Do see the trains unleveled at some stations you have to fix that

[Via Garibaldi 8]

I'm sure this should regurgitate the usual subways aren't for disabled folks remarks... So let's see... Let's encourage more folks to ride the subways, cut back on buses, but we can't afford to make subways more accessible and then we should cut back on Access-A-Ride. Folks can't make up their damn minds.

[N4 Via Merrick Rd]

I'm sure this should regurgitate the usual subways aren't for disabled folks remarks... So let's see... Let's encourage more folks to ride the subways, cut back on buses, but we can't afford to make subways more accessible and then we should cut back on Access-A-Ride. Folks can't make up their damn minds.

I do agree people use both subway but yet use Access-A-Ride hmmm

[Grand Concourse]

I'm sorry, but people have used wc in the past and now this person sues out of the blue? I don't buy her bs at all. Just a way to get rich quick. People need to realize that this system was never intended to be fully ada in the first place. And rather than to waste millions to get every platform to be 100% ada compliant, why not just send the wc rider a cab and have the tlc send the bill to the MTA? The taxi gets the wc rider from point a to b directly and the MTA can use the money for more important matters such as fixing up decaying stations. Fix all the stations in the system including the god awful Chambers st, and then they can allocate the budget to making platforms as 'gap free' as possible.

[Via Garibaldi 8]

I'm sorry, but people have used wc in the past and now this person sues out of the blue? I don't buy her bs at all. Just a way to get rich quick. People need to realize that this system was never intended to be fully ada in the first place. And rather than to waste millions to get every platform to be 100% ada compliant, why not just send the wc rider a cab and have the tlc send the bill to the MTA? The taxi gets the wc rider from point a to b directly and the MTA can use the money for more important matters such as fixing up decaying stations. Fix all the stations in the system including the god awful Chambers st, and then they can allocate the budget to making platforms as 'gap free' as possible.

You have to understand that at one time she was an able bodied person like you and now she has been forced to get around in a wheelchair. Imagine the frustration of being able to go wherever you want when you want and that being suddenly taken away from you. People usually don't care about things like this until they realize that it affects them, so it makes sense that she is suing.

As I said before folks can't make up their mind. The MTA wants to force disabled people to use the bus and cut Access-A-Ride instead of making more subway stations ADA accessible. I still think that this nonsense about having a certainly amount of monies go to artwork is a complete waste. Getting people around should be the #1 priority over artwork.

[Grand Concourse]

I agree the artwork is a waste of money, but so is making every platform in the system lined up to eliminate all the gaps. My whole point is fix all the stations (especially the Sea Beach stations) to decent condition. Once all stations are at tolerable levels, then worry about standardizing the platforms. 'Needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few.'

[Quill Depot]

The Subway isn't meant for people in wheelchairs. I do agree that the MTA should stop spending money on the art crap. Who gives a damn about the art. People want to go where they need to go. I can say some of it is cool, but it is unnecessary.

[FamousNYLover]

When I wait for at Queensboro Plaza, R160 cars are higher than BMT Platform side.

[realizm]

In general people will do anything to get to sue and collect. Not going to comment on the weelchair bound lady in this case, as I don't exactly know what hardships she's dealing with so it would'nt be fair to jump to conclusions.

But yeah generally, that's what people do, all trigger happy quick to file a lawsuit for frivilous reasons just for the sake of getting money and nothing else.