October 29, 2007

John Street A Serial Wheelchair Pretender

On Friday, John Street's legs were kinda tired so he decided to spend the entire day in a wheelchair.

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]
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