Posted on 09/12/2018 3:34:37 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Donald Trump Ordered Illegal Removal of Braille Because ‘No Blind People are Going to Live in Trump Tower’: Report
By Jessica Kwong On 9/12/18 at 2:38 PM
President Donald Trump allegedly ordered an architect not to include braille in Trump Tower elevator panels because “no blind people” would live in his building—even after being informed that excluding the tactile writing system is against federal law.
The alleged interaction was recounted by Barbara Res, who led construction at the Trump Organization, in an opinion piece in the New York Daily News on Wednesday.
"What’s this?” Trump, noticing the small raised dots, reportedly asked the architect who went to his office to show what the residential elevator interiors would look like.
“Braille,” the architect responded.
Trump apparently demanded that the architect take the feature out.
“We can’t,” the architect replied. “It’s the law.”
“Get rid of the [expletive] braille. No blind people are going to live in Trump Tower,” Trump shouted, according to Res. “Just do it.”
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
NOOOOOOOOO!
Right. I have never seen his signature on the inspection certificate in the little glass case in any elevator anywhere.
So he’s either not responsible or isn’t doing his job with these inspections.
They have Braille on drive-in ATMs.
We are living in Crazy Land.
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Here is a link to an image of the buttons in Trump Tower. They have braille.
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300392#/topics/300392
New rules..... I don’t care
We win you lose
Exactly. This isn’t even something that would come under Trump’s oversight - it would have been part of the contracted-out design, and those contracted would follow codes or best practices.
How fortunate Americans are that we are so wealthy that we can afford such luxuries. When will the day come that we accommodate people in iron lungs who can't speak? Perhaps we can mandate some features for people who are in long-term comas. Why stop there? Let's mandate features for people who are clinically brain dead including liberals.
She’s a woman scorned. Trump cold-shouldered her after her book.
Listen here:
https://youtu.be/3Li0miM1f34
Stevie Wonder is heartbroken ! and very sad !
They actually print this puke as if it happened...they hate the term “Fake News” and I think it’s inappropriate too - should be “Lies Incorporated Exclusives” Instead of MSM, they need to be rebranded as “LIE”....
Yup, there’s no way it would pass inspection. There’s that little thing called ADA and every major city enforces it. They have to otherwise, they’d get sued.
Just like wheelchair accessibility. It’s standard now and has been for a few decades.
Someone should point out that there is, in fact, braille in the elevators.
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