Comment on This automatic faucet that need the hands to be between the wall and the water to turn on.

• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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!”

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