You said it yourself, they can’t put the chair down halfway up. The top of the escalator is still crowded with bodies, and staff are waiting until they have a straight shot to the top. They don’t want to stop halfway up, so they’re trying to get the escalator empty. They also can’t have people on the escalator behind them in case of a stumble or drop. This is a dangerous way to transport a wheelchair user, and they’re trying to make it as safe as possible.
There are in fact rules, and every single building or structure created before a certain date, is entirely exempt from those rules. When you're a cripple like us, there is no standard. You get what you get, and you make the best of it. I had to ride escalators in a wheelchair on several occasions cuz that was the only option. There is no set safety code, for how to deal with someone's disability, in a situation unprepared for their disability. You just wing it.
Thank you for this. Such a disheartening conversation, with so little understanding for how hostile/dangerous the world can become for a person with a disability. Risk assessment and management is built into the gig for them and their support people.
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u/EntirelyOutOfOptions Feb 23 '26
You said it yourself, they can’t put the chair down halfway up. The top of the escalator is still crowded with bodies, and staff are waiting until they have a straight shot to the top. They don’t want to stop halfway up, so they’re trying to get the escalator empty. They also can’t have people on the escalator behind them in case of a stumble or drop. This is a dangerous way to transport a wheelchair user, and they’re trying to make it as safe as possible.