When I was a kid my parents had disabled parking signs put out front of our house. I'm sure you all remember the "Where do think disabled people live? Parking lots?!?" story. I also remember someone coming out to put a ramp on our corner. It seemed to me that the squeaky wheel got the grease. Which is great but where to start squeaking?
We live in a great neighborhood. Walking distance from Isaac's school and most days I do walk (or roll to be more accurate) up to get him. The block immediately off the main road the school is on, has a sidewalk and even a ramp on the corner. The next block, the one we live on, does not. This means I lower my chair down the step into my house, walk it to the end of my driveway and climb in once I'm in the street. I wheel one house over in the street, look both ways and proceed up the block in the street. When I get to the block closest to the main road I haul myself up the ridiculous ramp (scary incline and it ends in a gutter!) and up to the corner to wait for Isaac.
The way home we both walk in the street along with the other kids from his school. I don't think we should have to. Not just for the one CP mom on the block, but all the moms who walk to the school pushing strollers in the road and all the kids who walk home alone. Squeak!
So, where do I start? Who do I talk to? Is this even a reasonable request? Help me out guys, what now?
The bus stop in front of our building was in the grass off the side of the road and it would flood every time it rained. My neighbor called the city and told them about it and within a week they put in a sidewalk and a bench for people to sit on. I think it might be worth a call they would probably oblige pretty quickly
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Use the city website and look for the most appropriate
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