December 18, 2005

Disabled and denied

A front-page story about barriers that make getting around difficult for physically handicapped persons leads with the example of a St. Clair County man who had difficulty accessing Wayne State's Bonstelle Theatre due to lack of an entrance ramp. Captions under two accompanying photos of the man in his motorized cart mention the nine-step entrance with no ramp at WSU's Bonstelle. The man said theatre employees had to carry him in to see a performance but were not available to assist him out of the theatre following the play. Jim Sears , associate vice president for facilities at the university noted that "It's a problem site," and pointed out that WSU does not own parking spots or land around the theater, so space is not available to make the building more handicapped accessible. Wayne State and the American Red Cross, owner of land adjoining the theatre, have discussed options but no agreement has been reached.

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