Lynah Rink Renovation

[canuck89]

They still have the other locker rooms on rink level for those people.  And also, disabled people do more than coach -- they also play hockey too.  It may not look the same on ice, but there are hockey leagues for the disabled.

[canuck89]

Is the entrance gonna be that tiny thing at the West end then?  Ew, that sucks.

[Rosey]

[quote canuck89]Is the entrance gonna be that tiny thing at the West end then?  Ew, that sucks.[/quote]
Yeah, cause that's so much worse than the tiny thing we currently have at the west end.

Kyle

[canuck89]

Well, considering the number of rooms in lynah is increasing by ~10 times, I figured the entrance could do a little better than just having one extra door! :-P

[KeithK]

Whether or not disabled people play hockey too is irrelevant.  I'm pretty comfortable saying that people who can't climb stairs are not going to be playing varsity college hockey.  Folks playing IM or other hockey won't be using the new locker rooms at Lynah.

Even if the law is silly enough to not allow such distinctions, which given the vagueness of the ADA probably just means you've found a judge who is silly enough, you still need someone with standing to sue.  That pretty much only leaves the disabled team managers and coaches that Bill brings up.  Frankly that's pretty unlikely to happen and regardless, wouldn't clambering around the bench be just or more of a problem for someone in a wheelchair?  God help us if the courts ever force every hockey rink in the country to lay out it's benches so they're big enough for two wheel chairs to pass as a matter of law.

Of course, this is all beside the point.  I'm pretty sure that they will be installing an elevator as part of the renovation.

[Trotsky]

[quote KeithK]Whether or not disabled people play hockey...[/quote]

Yes, yes, thank you for playing.  Please include the "predictable rant we were all waiting for" tags as a courtesy next time.

(My favorite flavor of this particular red herring is the minigolf example, by the way.  It's much more effective than hockey, since those wheelchair hockey guys are actually pretty cool.)

[Panhandler]

... there is an elevator.  They are ADA compliant!

[KeithK]

[q]Yes, yes, thank you for playing. Please include the "predictable rant we were all waiting for" tags as a courtesy next time. [/q]Hey, I did have some useful information to add to the discussion too (the elevator).  I just felt like prefacing it with said rant. :-P

[Trotsky]

[quote KeithK][q]Yes, yes, thank you for playing. Please include the "predictable rant we were all waiting for" tags as a courtesy next time. [/q]Hey, I did have some useful information to add to the discussion too (the elevator).  I just felt like prefacing it with said rant. :-P[/quote]

True enough.  My bad.   :-D

(And still, no Franklin Cover thread on the OT forum...) :-(

[Jim Hyla]

[quote KeithK]Whether or not disabled people play hockey... [/quote]Well, they do. Just ask McKee. I know you meant physically disabled, but... .;-)

[Rosey]

[quote Jim Hyla][quote KeithK]Whether or not disabled people play hockey... [/quote]Well, they do. Just ask McKee.[/quote]
I know McKee's been having a rough year, but this is a bit harsh, don't you think? ;-)

Kyle

[Jim Hyla]

[quote krose][quote Jim Hyla][quote KeithK]Whether or not disabled people play hockey... [/quote]Well, they do. Just ask McKee.[/quote]
I know McKee's been having a rough year, but this is a bit harsh, don't you think? ;-)

Kyle[/quote]No, not at all. I was referring to his well known learning disability. After all, because of it he's raising money for charity.

[KeithK]

[q](And still, no Franklin Cover thread on the OT forum...)[/q]Nice thread title! :-D

[Rosey]

[quote Jim Hyla]No, not at all. I was referring to his well known learning disability. After all, because of it he's raising money for charity.[/quote]
Now that you mention it, I do recall reading something about this... I guess I didn't file it as "disability" because to me that implies something that keeps someone from living a normal life, which clearly isn't the case with McKee.  I, for instance, can't see correctly out of my right eye, but I don't consider myself disabled despite being unable to adequately play certain sports (e.g., tennis, baseball, etc.) because of it.  But, point taken.

Cheers,
Kyle

[billhoward]

My kid has the same issue as Mckee and it's a bear to read and study. Doesn't mean you're dumb; it does mean it's harder to absorb what they're teaching in high school, let alone college, let alone Cornell. [Or Clarkson, Rich S, in case you figure a thread with "handicap" has a Golden Knight slur.] Charles Schwab, similarly affected, calls it a learning difference, I believe, and if you want funding from CS for your charitable group, you learn to call it that. Apparently whatever-it-is has never affected the 0-9 part of the alphanumeric set for Schwab. http://www.schwablearning.org/