[Nfbwv-talk] My Experience with the Elevator

[Joyce Porter]

Good one, Charlene.  Did you ever find out whether the elevator had
distinguishable buttons or not?


Joyce


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On Behalf Of Smyth, Charlene R
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:33 AM
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] My Experience with the Elevator

Yesterday morning, I went to my family doctor's office to have some blood
work done.  I walked through the first door and started veering to the left
to find the second door.  When my cane hit the wall, I reached out to look
for the door handle.  When I couldn't find the door handle, I of course
started moving and looking around.  In just a step or two in either
direction there was another wall.  I figured I must have gotten back in a
little alcove and just needed to work my way out of it.  I couldn't find any
opening and thought, "Now wait a minute, I got in here so there has to be a
way out of here."  Then I realized I was in an elevator.  That elevator was
the smallest elevator I have ever seen.  I started looking for the buttons
and Braille to no avail.  If there were buttons on that elevator, I couldn't
find them.  Maybe it was a flat panel for the buttons.  I tried knocking on
the elevator door to get someone's attention with no success so I pulled out
my cell phone to call the doctor's office to explain where I was and what I
needed.  Then I heard a couple of people come in the outer door so I started
knocking on the elevator door again and asked them to open the door.  First
of all, I didn't even know there was an elevator in that small building and
secondly, I must have walked through with perfect timing to walk right on
the elevator while the door was open.  I am still smiling about it.  

 

Charlene

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