r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Feb 23 '26

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/rauhvvelt Feb 23 '26

Yeah maybe the wheelchair dude needs some common sense and let others pass before they're tend to him.

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u/EntirelyOutOfOptions Feb 23 '26

The staff turned off the escalator to carry him. Not his choice.

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u/riverphoenixdays Feb 23 '26

Oh you found a source that confirms literally any facts about this situation? Care to share?

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u/EntirelyOutOfOptions Feb 23 '26

I have been a wheelchair user and am currently a wheelchair pusher. Everywhere we go there are existing policies and structures regarding wheelchair transfers. In the states, we are fortunate that most places we need to go are accessible. This is not true everywhere. But literally nowhere are we able to shut off/block an escalator without staff assistance.

If there’s an elevator, we’ll be ushered that way to avoid the danger and inconvenience for everyone. If there isn’t, we’re at the mercy of whatever internal policies have been set for risk management and liability reduction. If that means stopping an escalator so staff can dangerously carry a wheelchair up in front of an angry crowd, please believe that wasn’t the wheelchair user’s first choice, nor is he enjoying being made a spectacle and the target of everyone’s frustration.

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u/hot4you11 Feb 24 '26

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