Cerebral Palsy

One common trouble spot they found was with restrooms.

Even those intended for use by people in wheelchairs had doors that swung in awkward configurations and other problems.

"She found things like improperly placed dispensers, like soap dispensers that were too far away for her to access," Shelly's husband, Ron Stewart, told CBC News.

"Also the toilet paper dispensers and towel dispensers, lots of times, were too high and too far away for her to access." The couple said a post office had the worst setup; the elevator in it was like an old cargo lift, which Shelly Stewart considered "dangerous." Another problem they found was with the paddle switches that open doors to buildings.

Many were placed in locations where Stewart, who has limited upper-body mobility, could not reach them. One button was so far away from the door, Stewart said, that the door opened and closed before she could get to it.

Continue Article MORE MANITOBA HEADLINES » Portage buildings fall short on accessibility: survey A disabled couple from Portage la Prairie who tested several public buildings in the city say more needs to be done to make them accessible.

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