Public commenter asks county to press for more accessible push-button doors at restaurants
Dec 11, 2024
Andrew Crane urged the board to work with the Access Advisory Board to pursue clearer local standards or outreach after a constituent sought a push-button entrance at a Wichita Starbucks; he said he found no explicit ADA requirement for push-button doors and asked for county follow-up.
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At the public-comment portion of the Sedgwick County commission meeting, Andrew Crane of Guiding Pause told commissioners he had brought an accessibility problem to county and city staff: some restaurants and facilities lack push-button door openers that would help blind and disabled patrons.
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