• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I just want a foot pedal to press. Public toilets should also have those just for hygienic reasons.

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      5 months ago

      I really miss these hand washing stations we had in elementary school.

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      5 months ago

      I’m not sure if this is ADA compliant. It might be the reason why we don’t see these very often. I had one of these at work though.

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        5 months ago

        I can only see wheelchairs being an issue, but you need special toilets and sinks for that anyway. Any foot pedal should be able to be activated with a crutch or prosthetic.

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        5 months ago

        ADA compliancy is such a BS hurdle sometimes.

        “Hey we made this improvement that will help 99.99% of all people!”

        “What about the remaining 0.01%?”

        “Well, no, unfortunately it won’t work for those edge cases”

        “Ewww… Well it’s not allowed then. If a blind man in a wheelchair with a service dog can’t use it, then no one can!”