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Public commenter asks county to press for more accessible push-button doors at restaurants
Summary
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.
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.
Crane said, "All doors right now, if you go to any restaurants like Starbucks, there's not a push button," and asserted "there's nothing in the ADA act" that requires private restaurants to install push-button openers. He asked the commission to "work together with the Access Advisory Board" to pursue options for improved access in Sedgwick County and Wichita. Commissioners thanked Crane and said staff would follow up with Human Resources and the Access Advisory Board to review ADA compliance and possible next steps.
