You know how most bathrooms have those really nice, large stalls at the end that are meant for handicapped people? Yeah, we all know them, they have the nice little hand bar that you can hang your stuff on and when you sit to pee you don't feel like you're in solitary confinement. There's only one small problem. They aren't meant for those without handicaps. Last Friday I was at school when the feeling hit. I excused myself from the room and walked to the nearest woman's lavatory. Inside was a girl I had seen around campus. She is in a wheel chair as usual, but what wasn't usual was she was waiting, even though most of the stalls were empty. I piddly-farted around at the sink to see what was the matter when the door to the handicapped stall opened and out walked a perfectly healthy woman. The girl then wheeled in and took her throne. I felt really bad, realizing that had I come in just a tad earlier I would have gone to the "comfy" stall, forcing the girl in the chair to wait for me.

So, my challenge this week is: Next time you're choosing your stall, pick the one that is meant for you so you don't make others wait for you, EVEN if you don't see anyone around in a wheel chair, you never know when someone will come out of the woodwork.
2/28/2010 01:14:13 pm

We could write the admins some stern letters about the fact that there is only 1 handicap stall. In fact, why aren't all of the stalls designed so that everyone can use them?

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2/28/2010 01:29:29 pm

I highly agree with this statement. I imagine it is because when we first began making toilets our country and it's people were not as concerned with equal treatment of handicapped and mentally ill citizens. I imagine it is the RIGHT thing to do, but changing all the stalls would be a MAJOR fund-sucker. Most companies are not willing to change their stalls to fit today's ideals.

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