October 29, 2007
John Street A Serial Wheelchair Pretender
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Okay, no, actually, Street wanted to see what it was like to be disabled, and he said he learned a lot about accessibility issues in City Hall from it. However, much like anything else Street does -- say, waiting in line for an iPhone to show how in touch with technology this city is -- instead of making him look concerned or sensitive, it just makes him look like an idiot.
"I'm having today a sensitivity experience. I'm going to be in this wheelchair all day. This is not the first time I've done this, but every time you do it, you really have a renewed appreciation for the problems associated with disability," Street said. "Even though I'm voluntarily exposing myself to this limitation for the day, already it has been interesting."
His quote is essentiually: "Even though I'm only doing this for a day, already it's been interesting." What, you have to do things for more than one day in order for them to be neat?
Mayor Street Spends The Day In A Wheelchair [CBS 3]
June 29: This Kind Of Sums Up Eight Years Of John Street
Posted by D-Mac on October 29, 2007 12:31 PM
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How insensitive can you get, not only is he an ass, but he had to pay someone to push his ass around all day.
Posted by: Philly Chit Chat at October 29, 2007 03:52 PM
The next step is to ride around in Carol Campbell's taxpayer-funded van for a day.
Posted by: Anonymous at October 29, 2007 03:55 PM
um, srsly, wasn't he in a rascal for a while? doesn't he know how non-ada compliant city hall is from that?
Posted by: chrissmari at October 29, 2007 03:35 PM