This past weekend, there was a rally held for Colin Allred, who is running against the scary Senator Ted Cruz. I got an email about it on Thursday evening, so I should have realized that it was going to be an event put together at the last minute. I checked with my contact about accessibility. He reassured me that there would be reserved seats and sufficient disabled parking.
We drove the hour to the venue and all the reserved parking was already full. Not a fatal flaw; there were other spots that were manageable since I had my husband with me.
I forgot to mention that as we were surveying the parking situation, it did not escape our attention that there was a humongous line already formed to gain entry to the venue. We went to the back of the line, and noticed more and more people lining up behind us. The temperature was 102 degrees and the sun was bright. Most people who have MS experience a worsening of their symptoms in high temperatures. I quickly realized that there was no possibility that I could endure a heat long enough to get inside. An official-looking woman with a clipboard was coming through the line to give us tickets to get in. I explained my situation and she promised to ask someone. Then she continued down the line. That’s when we left. Other political rallies take more consideration towards disabled people. Generally, the obviously disabled are let in first, allowing them to find sears.
I don’t know how many of the other disabled people I saw were able to withstand the temperatures, but I hope they were able to. This is what people mean when they refer to “able
This past weekend, there was a rally held for Colin Allred, who is running against the scary Senator Ted Cruz. I got an email about it on Thursday evening, so I should have realized that it was going to be an event put together at the last minute. I checked with my contact about accessibility. He reassured me that there would be reserved seats and sufficient disabled parking.
We drove the hour to the venue and all the reserved parking was already full. Not a fatal flaw; there were other spots that were manageable since I had my husband with me.
I forgot to mention that as we were surveying the parking situation, it did not escape our attention that there was a humongous line already formed to gain entry to the venue. We went to the back of the line, and noticed more and more people lining up behind us. The temperature was 102 degrees and the sun was bright. Most people who have MS experience a worsening of their symptoms in high temperatures. I quickly realized that there was no possibility that I could endure a heat long enough to get inside. An official-looking woman with a clipboard was coming through the line to give us tickets to get in. I explained my situation and she promised to ask someone. Then she continued down the line. That’s when we left. Other political rallies take more consideration towards disabled people. Generally, the obviously disabled are let in first, allowing them to find sears.
I don’t know how many of the other disabled people I saw were able to withstand the temperatures, but I hope they were able to. This is what people mean when they refer to “able
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