Aspiring Paralympian pressured to crawl in grime to make use of public rest room
An aspiring Paralympian has been pressured to crawl on the ground of a rest room after the native Australian council didn’t correctly cater to her wants. Natasha Price, 42, lashed out at City of Gold Coast Council saying she was “absolutely disgusted” that that they had not offered the “basic needs” of their public services.
The council was pressured to concern a grovelling apology because the athlete was praised on-line for being a spokeswoman for these utilizing wheelchairs.
Ms Price was pressured to hoist herself out of her wheelchair to entry the bathroom because of a raised step and the slender confines of the cubicle.
The incident occurred on the Luke Harrop Memorial Criterium Track, on the Gold Coast, south of Brisbane, jap Australia.
She posted footage of her awkwardly making an attempt to manoeuvre into the small area and shaking her head as she struggled.
“I am lucky to have the strength and flexibility to have been able to get into this portaloo – many would not have,” Ms Price wrote on her Instagram.
“But I should not have had to put my hands on a toilet floor (couldn’t wash after as the sink is a foot pump – couldn’t flush either for the same reason).
“In Queensland’s year of accessible tourism, surely such basic needs should have been thought about in a facility that is used by MANY visitors to the Coast? Please consider EVERYONE when making provisions at Council facilities.”
While the observe’s common bogs had been out of fee, which had been wheelchair accessible, she criticised the council for not making that clearer.
“There was no signage stating the toilet block was out of order until putting our wheelchairs together and getting out of the car, to go around the corner and see a tiny sign high up on the door (no consideration for vision impaired users, which we know also use the track),” she wrote.
She added: “Please consider EVERYONE when making provisions at Council facilities.”
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Social media customers had been left outraged by the incident however praised Ms Price for calling it out.
“That’s f*****,” one particular person wrote. “When I was wheelchair bound last year and early this year, there’s absolutely no way I’d have made it in there. It wouldn’t matter how much help was around that was not happening.”
City of Gold Coast Council made an unreserved apology for what they labelled an “oversight”, including that they had been reviewing their processes to “ensure it does not happen again”.
“Late last week, the City became aware that demolition works of a nearby building would impact the sewerage tanks at the toilets in this area, and they would require temporary disconnection,” a spokesman advised news.com.au.
“This was not planned and in organising the temporary facilities at short notice, ensuring an accessible toilet was available was overlooked. We are reviewing our processes to ensure it does not happen again.”