LazaroFilm@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoThis automatic faucet that need the hands to be between the wall and the water to turn on.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down16
arrow-up1529arrow-down1imageThis automatic faucet that need the hands to be between the wall and the water to turn on.lemmy.worldLazaroFilm@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squaredingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 months agoI’m not sure if this is ADA compliant. It might be the reason why we don’t see these very often. I had one of these at work though.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoI can only see wheelchairs being an issue, but you need special toilets and sinks for that anyway. Any foot pedal should be able to be activated with a crutch or prosthetic.
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoADA compliancy is such a BS hurdle sometimes. “Hey we made this improvement that will help 99.99% of all people!” “What about the remaining 0.01%?” “Well, no, unfortunately it won’t work for those edge cases” “Ewww… Well it’s not allowed then. If a blind man in a wheelchair with a service dog can’t use it, then no one can!”
I’m not sure if this is ADA compliant. It might be the reason why we don’t see these very often. I had one of these at work though.
I can only see wheelchairs being an issue, but you need special toilets and sinks for that anyway. Any foot pedal should be able to be activated with a crutch or prosthetic.
ADA compliancy is such a BS hurdle sometimes.
“Hey we made this improvement that will help 99.99% of all people!”
“What about the remaining 0.01%?”
“Well, no, unfortunately it won’t work for those edge cases”
“Ewww… Well it’s not allowed then. If a blind man in a wheelchair with a service dog can’t use it, then no one can!”