Rent a Wheelchair!

I was angered when I read one reader’s attack (March 22) on Sam Hall Kaplan for his March 1 article, “Viewing Downtown in Wheelchair.” No, Mr. Kaplan was not being “mushy and condescending.” He was referring to a very real problem for thousands of people in Los Angeles alone. The barriers Mr. Kaplan referred to prevent many of us from fully participating in our responsibilities, rights and freedoms as citizens.

The reader who attacked Mr. Kaplan was upset by the Title 24 “Disabled Access Regulations,” saying they “lack a strong sense of common sense.” He also claims these regulations are “rigidly enforced.”

I suggest that rather than attacking the author and people involved with the article, he rent a wheelchair for six months and try to go about his normal business of earning a living and enjoying a social life. And no cheating at curbs, steps and narrow doorways.

SALLY A. LUCAS

Venice