Back when I was working for Calvin College, the government said that all public restrooms had to be handicap accessible. This was not a problem in the newer building as they already had provisions for the handicapped. But, it was a problem for the older building on campus.<\/p>\n
One of the problem buildings was the field house since it was one of the first buildings to be erected at the Knollcrest campus. Most of the handicapped requirements could be met. The one exception was the square footage of the handicapped bathroom stalls. There simple was not enough room in the bathroom to rearrange the stall space.<\/p>\n
Now, the plant manager was not in favor of a costly redo of the bathrooms just to meet the handicapped laws. After carefully reviewing the handicap laws, the plant manager concluded the if they combined two stalls, they would get the necessary space to meet the law. So, he had the partition between two stalls removed. This resulted in one big stall with two doors and two toilets.<\/p>\n
Now, while this reworked stall met the handicap requirements, it also created confusion for the public. Seeing the two toilets in the handicapped stall made people wonder what the handicap was. Conjoined twins? Plus, you had to make sure that both doors were latched, otherwise, you might have company.<\/p>\n
The staff chuckled that now you and your buddy could play cribbage while you were using the toilet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Back when I was working for Calvin College, the government said that all public restrooms had to be handicap accessible. This was not a problem in the newer building as they already had provisions for the handicapped. But, it was … Continue reading