"World Traveler" wrote in message news:7Z_xe.15717

Hats off to our local BORG -- Our HD has electric carts for those that
need
them, and at least one person on the sales staff uses a powered
wheelchair.
HD is very good about providing services to handicapped customers, and
also
very good at hiring staff with special needs as well.

Agreed. One of the HD stores I go to has at least two wheelchairs available
for those that need it and at least one person working there who uses a
wheelchair. He works in the woodworking tools section. The washrooms there
are wheelchair accessible too. This is Canada I'm talking about so there
aren't any ADA rules in effect to guarantee this stuff, at least not yet.

Only one time did I have a disability related problem at this store. Went
into the washroom to use the single accessible stall (there were 2 other
regular sized ones) and there was a HD employee already in there. Knew he
was an HD employee because I could see the edge of his orange HD smock
hanging down from the hook. Waited and waited 20 minutes for this guy to
come out. Knew he was reading he paper because I could hear him turning the
pages. I eventually asked another HD employee to find a manager for me. Just
as the manager came by, the HD employee came strolling out of the stall. I'd
have spent the time to really give him ****, but I had other priorities to
deal with. Next time, my limit is ten minutes max before I start hammering
on the door to the stall. Either that or invade the stall in the women's
washroom.