Mobile Association For The Blind

Our board is looking at doing monthly walk throughs and issueing citation letters to those who are not in accordance to our rules and cc&rs. This is in 100% agreement with the whole board including myself. In the past our board would allow board members to be an accidental over sight to enforcement.

My spouse is disabled. He has the state issued handicap plaquard and is able to park in our disabled parking without a hitch. My spouse although disabled is able to be mobile, drive and do some basic light errands like a small grocery store run. He uses a small colapsable wire wheeled cart to take groceries from his car to our unit on the 4th floor without the cart being handy it would be impossible. My husbands disease is progressive, neurological in nature and eventually will be wheel chair bound. He needs the cart to make his life as normal as possible and also give him a sense of independence.

Last night in our executive session it was brought to my attention that 3 out of 4 board members were annoyed at the cart being left in the garage to be used to tranport groceries. When the cart is not in use it is in our unit. The cart is wheeled to the garage when my husband is going out. When he gets back in he takes the goods he purchased and takes the cart upstairs until his next trip out. He drive a small 2 seater car. The cart has to stay in the garage near the parking space and can't be taken with him.

The fact that the cart incident was brought up didn't offend me, but made me understand my fellow board's ignorance to those who have limited mobility. I plan on bringing this up at our next executive session and askign for a Waiver if you will in regards to the enforcement of the no cart request.




IreneC
(California)

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06/04/2008 7:34 PM Quote Reply
I also forgot to add with the initial request to remove the cart and keep in our car ( can't happen 2 seater) that I mentioned my husband's disabled. One board member actually stated " so am I and I don't even drive". The board member is legally blind.. and my spouse has multiple sclerosis. The attmept to down play one disablility against another althought annoying was not addressed. It is so hard not to get personal with these kinds of responses.

I don't like the answer I have to give. And it is one I have researched as I live in a condo and am on my condo board. A condo is a private residence, unlike an apartment building. The condo association does not have to abide by the ADA or 504 unless the condo receives government funding or rents out that portion of the condo association holdings to the public.

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