So yeah I was at my son's basketball game and..... You won't believe this story!

[Epoman]

One of the officials came up to me and told me that the "ref" told him if I don't back up he would give me a "Technical Foul" I told him ask him WHY? he said because I am too close to the court, now I was in the same area as the COACH and he told him nothing. I am the assistant coach and I was not crossing the line or going on the court, I was just doing the same thing the coach was doing, coaching the players. He said my chair has metal and the players could get hurt, I told him well the regular sitting chairs that the players use are metal too and those are lined up next to the court. 

Bottomline is I told the official to tell the "Ref" if he gives me a "technical" for being in a wheelchair, the Y.M.C.A. would have a lawsuit on their hands and I told him it's against the A.D.A (Americans with Disabilities Act) laws to discriminate against me because of me being in a wheelchair. I told him in a stern voice (even though I had no problem with the official). So I saw the official tell the "Ref", I think he understood, because I never got a "Technical"  (I never did move, I just kept on coaching) later after the game I went up to the official and asked him what the "Ref" said and he said "I told him exactly what you said, and I think he learned something today" 

See this is the kind of shit you have to put up with when you are in a wheelchair. But you can bet your ass I know my rights! 

- Epoman

[Sara]

Good for you for not backing down.

[Rerun]

Kind of along the same line........ I have a disabled placard for my car.  I forgot to hang it up today at work where I park "every damn day" and I got a ticket for $275.  GEEZ  I agree with the price for those parking in a handicapped zone, but I HAVE a placard it just wasn't hanging up.  I'm going to fight it.   

[babi68]

Good on you Epoman, I wouldn't have moved either. It's not like you were an irate parent yelling and screaming on the side line. How ridiculous... Actually my daughter's team got a tech foul last week because one of the parents was yelling at the ref.. then his daughter got one as well, you can tell they are from the same family ..Rerun I would fight the parking ticket too, good luck Liz

[kitkatz]

You go get 'em! I hate to see the discrimination against the handicapped.  I have a friend who just was told to change positions in the school district because she is on dialysis and they thought it would be a problem for her to continue in the aide position in the Severely Handicapped position. Luckily it worked out for her.  I told her to fight them if she did not want to leave her position and take a cut in pay. I know the district is just covering their asses. But we have to watch carefully or "they a being a screwing us!"

[kitkatz]

Luckily my friend landed in a good position last year. They kept her pay the same and moved her to a learning handicapped classroom from the severely handicapped classroom.  They even kept her pay the same.  She sounds pretty happy about it.
 
I have found it hard to go anywhere with the wheelchair in tow.  Damn thing is pretty heavy getting it into the car.  Whine! whine!  But I am a brave woman and we continue to get where we need to go.
Did you know you can get two people and a wheelchair into a convertible TransAm?  I did it the other week when transportation for the husband messed up.  It was a heavy lift up over the car doors after I dropped the top on the car.  I wish I had gotten a picture of us driving up to the hospital doors in the car.