As a kid, I’d see signs of the man sitting on the toilet out on the interstate and knew that there was a public restroom at the next wayside. It was only as an adult and the symbol appearing everywhere that I came to realize it was suppose to be a man in a wheel chair. Now they’re talking about replacing this universal symbol with some other confusing indication for “Access.”
Have you seen the decals with the Handi-Man riding heart shaped wheels?
I get it now, people are less fortunate. I may even one day need one of those coveted parking spots.
But the first few times I saw the symbol, I thought, what’s the deal with the dude taking a shit on a heart.
that video was lame.
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Establishing a standard icon is challenging, an international icon is damn near impossible.
I deal with safety warnings and their application worldwide as part of my job.
Guess what this means:
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That wheelchair icon is the most recognized icon in the world, and they still got it partly wrong. Regardless of what ISO intended it to mean, it is understood in the USA as “wheelchair/handicapped accessible”.
If they want to expand it to other human conditions they will ruin the current understanding.
Leave it to government to F-up something that works in the effort to make it perfect.
Uncle Al – you are too funny!
We need a symbol for blind people who want to shoot guns at Bad Brad’s range, who want to golf, and sail the ocean blue. GMAFB!
As long as its’not some jacked up logo for the UN, a disability can be a very personal & has nobody owns it exept that person. They shouldnt’ put their lable on that Individual.
Sidebar: About 25 years ago in the early days of handicapped parking spaces, I was coming out of a Safeway in Montgomery County, Md, and saw a Caddy convertible zip into one of the reserved spaces near the door. A drop-dead gorgeous blonde hopped out and headed for the store entrance. She was clearly in terrific shape (in more ways than one) and was running lightly on her toes. A guy near me yelled, “Hey! What’s your handicap?” She beamed at him radiantly and replied, “About six!” and went in to do her shopping.
We’re responsible for our two moms. Both are in their upper 80s. Both have handicap placards.
One can use any restroom, one can only use a “handicap” restroom.
Signs are not important — facilities are.
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All of the Rest Area signs on the interstate
that had a wheel chair accessible shitter had
that sign attached to the Rest Area sign.
I’ve never taken it as just a rest room sign.
D Dude,
The perfect sign for the mentally handicapped, “Demented”. Oh, that’s not what it was originally meant to be…….?