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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-11-18, Page 3• Accessibility � -�� 'de will help handicapped around • by Elaine Townshend You're new in town. This morning you drove your husband to work and kept the car to run errands. There were so many things you wanted to do - visit the kids' school, opena bank account, rent a post of- fice box and shop for drapery material, hardware supplies and groceries. Four hours later you arrived home ex- hausted and frustrated with only a few groceries to show for your efforts. You spent most of the time driving around try- ing to find buildings you Gould enter unassisted. The above situation is hypothetical, but it does happen. Becoming accustomed to a new community is difficult for anyone. For mobility -impaired persons, it is even more complicated. Wheelchair-bound and semi - ambulatory individuals must plan ahead. Some places of business can be entered unassisted; others require minimal assistance that most passersby are willing to give: such as opening a door; some buildings necessitate travelling with a companion. The same complications arise for disabl- ed people who have lived in certain towns all their lives but wish to shop in neighbouring communities. People, who become mobility -impaired through age, il- lness or accident, suddenly encounter obstacles in their home towns that they didn't notice before - curbs, steps, narrow doorways, heavy doors, high counters and shelves, narrow aisles and inaccessible restrooms. Many towns and cities across Canada have produced Access Guides - pocket - sized directories of accessibility that allow handicapped citizens to arrange their schedules. Huron County may be a pioneer in making such a tool available to disabled rural residents. Last summer five local students con- ducted accessibility surveys of public buildings m the towns, villages and hamlets of the County. Co-operation from business owners and managers was ex- cellent. The study was made possible under a Summer Canada Grant and was co-sponsored by The Huron County Day Centre for the Homebound in Clinton and The Awareness League of Physically Han- dicapped Adults (Alpha Huron). stuck in the middle The purpose of the survey was not to rate or criticize establishments but rather to describe each building according to inter- nationally recognized ,accessibility stan- dards used in other Access Gulches. For ex- ample, the Guide lists parking, facilities, number of steps, width of doorways, weight and type of doors, width of aisles, height of counters and shelves and ac- cessibility of public washrooms. Having this information allows disabled residents and visitors to plan their daily routines. The grant covered only the expense of gathering the material. The reports have been ,compiled and are now waiting to be printed in booklet form. Total cost of prin- ting 1,000 copies is approximately $3,000. Rosemary Armstrong, Co-ordinator of the Huron Day Centre for the Homebound in Clinton, announced plans to apply for a Wintario grant which will cover 80 percent of printing and distributing costs. The municipalities will be asked to share the remaining 20 percent. The Guide will be completed by December 31, 1981. Copies of the Access Guide, will be available in municipalities at Municipal Offices, Information Centres, Libraries, Canada Employment Centres, tourist booths, hospitals, doctors' offices, Day Centres for the Homebound in Clinton and Wingham and other strategic points. Huron County Access Guides will also be placed at border points to assist handicap- ped travellers passing through the area. Related government ministries and several towns and cities outside the County have expressed interest in receiving the Guide. The public is becoming more aware of architectural barriers that impede disabl- ed residents, and more public buildings are gradually becoming accessible. Provi- sions will be made to update the Access Guide every two or three years. Business owners and managers will be encouraged to phone the Day Centre for the Home- bound omo-bound in Clinton at 482-7943 to report any pertinent changes in the accessibility of their premises. It is important that disabled residents be aware of what is available in their com- munities now. An Access Guide could become an invaluable tool for mobility - impaired citizens of Huron County. I've never thought much .about watches. They sort of fall in line with curlers, frying pans and toilet paper, they're just part of our everyday existance and nobody really gets ex- cited about them. But this age of micro -technology, progress and modernization spares nothing and watches will never be the same. This profound realization came to me after a perusal through the catalogue. Next to the Star Wars toy, the video games, the, in-home com- puters, the Water Piks and the air deodorizors were the newest watch styles. Quite frankly I found them shocking. Mickey Mouse, I'm sorry to say is now obsolete. The big hand and the little hand method of telling time is old fashioned, the traditional purpose of the wrist watch, to tell time, now seems to be the least important aspect of the newer models. Quartz is in, digital is in, and so are a number of seemingly useless functions. Today's high fashion watches tell the time in hours, minutes, seconds, give the date and the month. But that's not all. Wrist watches have alarms and snooze alarms now. They can add, subtract, multiple, divide and give percents. They feature stop watches, back lighting, push button lighting and other things that I've never heard of fir fore. .They look like cornputers with all those numbers, buttons and read-out screens, but the worst of it is, wrist watches are the newest thing in per- sonal entertainment centres. There's a snappy Dukes of Hazard styled watch and another that not only tells time and all those other things, but also turns. into Cosmic Wars, a video game. Watches even play music now, but fortunately they can't dance! A trim little lady's number plays The Cantata and there's a men's watch that lets the wearer hear the melodic strains of Edelweiss. If you prefer a variety of pop tunes, there's a model that plays a medley of Beatle tunes and for those who are big on special occasions, one watch plays Happy Birthday and favorite Christ- mas songs. What more could anyone ask for! Watches are disappointing these days, Soon they'll be too big to wear on the wrist and owners will have to carry them around in specially designed brief cases. And with all this digital stuff, soon we'll forget which is the minute and which is the hour hand. It makes one wonder where all this modern technology will end. Next England's famed Big Ben will greet Londoners each hour with a rousing chorus of God Save The Queen. Anything is possible these days' ILOCKIUSTER CNRISTMAS PARTY! eak Bonus Feature! GENUINE HOOVER VACUUM CLEANER BAGS various sizes - for all Hoover vacuums Friday Night only - 7 p.m. -12 midnight BUY 3 PACKAGES GET 1 FREE! 24 ALBERT STREET CLINTON N 482 1033 "The Home of Old Fa Mooed rirend'r Service 11/ Russell and Helen Dallas wino celebrated their O'atii wedgy aanversa_ry lust week received the following telegram from Buckingham Palace. "The Queen sends you waren congratulations and good wishes 011 your diamond wedding anniversary." (Photo by Campbell ) Two charged in break-ins Two break ins on Sunday night resulted in the theft of money, beer and hundreds of dollars in damage, Clinton Police repor- ted. On Sunday-, November 15th, an un- disclosed amount of money and two cases of beer were stolen after a break and enter incident at the Brewer's Retail store. Little was stolen from a break and enter incident at the Clinton Legion, but police reported that much damage was caused by vandalism Don Dowell, 26 and his brother Wayne Dowell, 21, both of Clinton appeared in Goderich provincial court on Monday morning and were remanded in custody for a week on charges of break, enter, and theft. In other court news, Edward Steward, 26, formerly of Isaac Street in Clinton was given two, one year concurrent jail sen- tences in Goderich provincial court on November 2. He had been charged earlier this summer with indecent assault on a male, and indecent assault on a female. Stephen Jeacock, 16, of Vanastra was sentenced to 25 days in jail after he was charged with two counts of break and enter resulting from incidents this Sep- tember when money was stolen from the Clinton hospital and the Clinton arena. In other news, Clinton Police reported that on November 14th, a two car crash resulted in $2,000 in damages. The collision occurred on Huron Street when a car driven by Harry G. Otten, 17 of RR 2, Seaforth and a second vehicle driven by Kenneth Popp, 20, of Clinton, met. Both received $1,000 in damages. No closings CLINTON - There will be no review this year of accommodation in Huron County , Schools. As a result of declining enrolment, schools have been watched for the number of students in relation to building use and while no review was taken this year, enrolments will be looked into again next year. Two schools of concern are Hensall and Vanastra, but because enrolment is ex- pected to increase in coming years no review will be made. "We have no intention of closing either school," said director of education John Cochrane. He said while enrolment is down at Hensall and Vanastra this year, because it is anticipated to increase, actual enrolment figures will again be looked at next year. When asked about busing students from the two schools to other schools, Mr. Cochrane said the transportation costs would not allow a saving in closing the schools. Hospital canvass is going.... • from page l Kinsmen Club of Clinton, $5,000, Mrs. Styntje Deweerd, Mrs. Iva Boyes, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hayter, Mr. George M. Townsend, Mrs. Tammy Renshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Matheson, Mr. Robert Green, Mr. Chester Archibald, Mrs. Elma McFarlane, Mr. W. Neil Elliott, Mrs. Mary Young, Mr. Fred H. Elliott, Mrs. Kathleen Longman. Clinton Klompenfeest - $400, Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Cowan, Mr. Harold Glew, Lon desboro Women's Institute - $500, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cantelon, Clinton 16olii a Department, Mrs. Ruth Roy, C.P.H. 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