every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yourself. with your landlord or at senate -- or a tenant, this can avoid a lot of problems later on. the inspections offer a limited attempt at bringing a civil action for damages. it does not affect the ability to bring damage claims under the symbol laws. however, most lawyers -- they will not pursue the case. so, oftentimes, it works it to stop t

you cannot put a wheelchair in a 3 by 4 elevator. the elevator itself is only 30 inches wide, it is effectively a double elevator. thank you. >> okay, the public hearing is closed. and opening it up to commissioner comments and questions. commissioner antonini. >> thank you for all testifying. i will reveal at the beginning of my comments that i know dr. darren rishwain. he's an endodontist in marin county. i'm aden at this timev in san francisco. we know of each other, but we do not do business together very often. most of his referrals come from marin and my referrals go to endodontists in san francisco. but there is no economic connection between us. ~ a dentist and his wife pam is a friend of my daughter-in-law, angie antonini. i will tell you i can be objective in this and i will tell you why as i give my reasons for being supportive of many parts of their d-r request. i had occasion to visit their house in the past and i often -- i will always go to visits whenever i'm requested by d-r requestors or project sponsors and i've do

we are being find by the taxi, sfmta for picking up wheelchairs that are not pair a transit wheelchairs. it does not allocate any so-called paired transit wheelchair picks up to taxi cabs. they no longer give us to drivers. they still fine us. what i have done today is to bring in what we call -- this is called a walker. we literally pick up hundreds of them on a monthly basis waned get find by the mta for picking them up because they don't have a paired transit ticket where they have to pay the mta to get one. we are find on a monthly basis for picking these up. this is the wheelchair of the 90s, 2013, more are going to be used. there is nothing in your system to accommodate them. i bring it up here to show you that these fold up and can go into any taxi cab and don't have to go into a ramp for wheelchairs. i also have a couple of letters that i'm delivering to the board of supervisors. >> anyone else care to speak on public comment? >> seeing none? next item. >> we are moving on to the consent calendar? >> anyone else care to speak to the board, please come forward now. >> good aftern

. >> the wheelchair was invented about 1500 years ago, so i'm sure we're due to an upgrade. this might be it, guys. check out this robot. this is where it's getting tested, but it's there on an actual person. i got to meet the test pilots that put these suits through their paces and some really amazing people. let's take a look. >> hi. >> this is a dream happening to them. >> these kids on a summer camp in aspen, colorado are about to give amanda a life changing gift to help her doing something she hasn't been able to do here since she was paralyzed in a horrific skiing accident 21 years ago. >> i want to invite the kids to just have at it and rip into it! >> it's a bionic robot called xo, a battery powered external skeleton that gives her legs the power to do this. >> are you ready? >> three, two, one. blast off! >> and this is -- >> i'm walking, guys! >> and even this. the technology is so cutting edge that amanda is the first person in the united states to own one. >> the moment she stood up, i was just amazed because she's been sitting down for 21 years, and that first f

they are a problem for people with wheelchairs. we are looking at them that are greater than a half inch and putting a patch so to make it less of a barrier for wheelchair users. we are about half way done with those on market street. then the photo goes with this initiative to replace the worn out plastic detectable tiles with concrete tiles. over the last almost 10 years we've been putting in the plastic tiles but we found they are not holding up as long as we had hoped especially in high pedestrian traffic and they are wearing out and breaking. so we have a program for replacing those as they wear out and now all projects that involve curb ramp construction should be putting in the concrete tiles rather than the plastic tiles. that's been a change in our program. and that photo

number two, provide the accessibility to an independent wheelchair movement. in and out of the house from the sidewalk and not from the second floor. number three, maintaining the look of our face own structure style and enhancing the pleasant mingling with our neighbors. >> thank you sir your time is up. >> thank you very much, commissioners. >> thank you. >> the public hearing is closed. and opening up to commissioners. commissioner antonini. >> there have been allegations that the notification was inadequate i will assume that this has been notified according to our rules? >> it has been sent, first hearing on july 11 it was announced for a continuance to september 26th. and i would just say, that the dr requestor was kind of complaining why we did not send out a second notice for that continuance and as the rule says, we do not. as long as the commissioner announced the continuance. >> thank you. so i think that deals with that particular thing. and i have a question, i guess maybe for staff, also, sorry. and i am looking at the plans, and i am looking for

i'll keep their wheelchairs clean.chow, push them to the yard, push them back. >> but at the end of the day, armstrong still faces the grinding monotony of life in a small two-man cell. >> the emotional toll here, it's like water torture. i compare it to that. every day it's like a drip, drip, drip. it's like you got sentenced. if i got out of here tomorrow, i know i would not come back. i honestly say if i got there tomorrow i know i would not come back. i don't deserve to come back tomorrow. i can honestly tell you, unless i go to the parole board and i'm 43, i would tell them, i don't deserve to be back out there because i took a life. karma really has something to give me, i'm going to take it. >> armstrong may be killing time behind bars, but he hasn't lost his passion for current events. >> i read newspapers, magazines. i get "tv guide," "xxl," "rolling stone," "newsweek," "blender." i get nine periodicals. i was going to major in english and political science. if i didn't make it in basketball, i wanted to be a

please imagine this if you get old if you [inaudible] also wheelchair. everyday you are to walk the few blocks [inaudible]. so we solely request to keep [inaudible] the two bus stop by vallejo an van ness. tank you. >> [inaudible] supervisor. good afternoon. i'm a seen yore resident of the notre dame by cdpc and i'm concerned about roads system ten around van ness and broadway. [inaudible] and having these customs with transport department to discuss some of the traffic arrangement and we discuss about a better solution and other solution for the arrangement. the resident council [inaudible] concern and not discuss among themselves everything for the resident and to discuss about what would they like to have about a new system. because we need [inaudible] life and to live and to live [inaudible]. we hope the new traffic system can realize these things in san francisco. we hope that you can consider the [inaudible] and concern or concern. you will be concern and [inaudible] be better. >> thank you very much. next speaker please. >> hello. i also live in n

when we buy another, it will be wheelchair accessible. the final slide here goes back to our mission statement about the joyce of reading for our diverse community. one of the things i think is great in our collection are the books that maybe useful for people with disabilities in many ways, figuring out how to cope with hearing loss and how to make their home more accessible so they can age in place. their a lot of books that are just fun and i have here wonder struck which is a wonderful graphic novel. an award winning middle school book called reaching for son that i really love. it's by a young girl. it's a great book. and an auto biography, one of my favorite books called moving violations by john hocken berry. we enjoy reading about folks like us. my final slide is simply one that tells how to contact me with any questions or concerns. i am marty goddard, the access service manager at san francisco public library. my direct phone is 415-557-4557. my e-mail address: mgoddard @ sfpl.org. thank you all for inviting me here today. >> th

a detective is confined to a wheelchair after being shot. we are glad to be joined by two of the stars of the show. blair underwood and spencer grammer. thanks for joining us. i appreciate you guys talking to us. , we hear you have family not far from baltimore. >> i do. saint petersburg, virginia, about two hours down i-95. >> your character is confined to a wheelchair. we find out in the opening scene that the word can find really does not apply here. is that right? >> well, he is very independent and self-sufficient, that is for sure. yeah, he is not ready to accept his so-called lot in life. he was shot in the back during a drug bust two years prior to the time we meet him. constantlyrit, he is moving. it is interesting to me because hisffects how he lives life. he is constantly floating and rolling and moving. he cannot sit still at this stage of his life. >> he is a fascinating character. spencer, you play a character, thei hear you cannot fit bill better when it comes to the type of character you would like to play. >> yes, i came fro

the nypd is on the lookout for this man, who steals purses before fleeing in his wheelchair.nd in "the l.a. times" floyd mayweather/canelo fight was the richest ever. 2.2 million homes paut ss bought the pay per view bout. generated nearly $150 million in tv sales revenue. >>> to stories you might have missed. in syria reports, indicate an al qaeda-linked rebel group has taken control of a town on the turkish border. >>> and a dairy queen manager in hopkins, minnesota, is getting a lot of attention for an act of kindness. one of his regulars came in a week ago to order a sundae. this customer has a visual impairment and dropped a $20 bill. a woman quickly picked it up and he thought she would return the bill to its rightful owner. she didn't. this is what he told her. >> i'm not going to serve someone as disrespectful as you. you can return the $20 bill and i'll serve you or you can leave. she goes it's my $20 bill. and i go then you can leave. >> so he took 20 bucks from his own wallet gave it to the man. >> great guy. >> love the guy. he wrote an e-mail to dairy queen and i

city hall is accessible to those with wheelchair and other devices. wheelchair access is provided at the grov van ness and mccaller street. the entrance is temporarily interrupted due to chairlift repairs. we appreciate your patience at this time and ask you to use the many other entrances when entering city hall. our meeting is open captioned and sign language interpreted. our agendas are also available in large print and braille. please ask the staff for any additional assistance. to prevent electronic sound system and to respect everyone's ability to focus on the presentation, please turn off all cell phones or set these devices to vibrate mode. your cooperation is appreciated. we welcome the public's participation during public comment. you may complete a speakers card available in the front of the room or call our bridge line. 5549632. where staff will handle the appropriate time to speak. mayor's disability meeting is friday of each month. the next meeting is october 13, 2013, from 1:00-4:00 at san francisco city hall in room 400. please call th

wheelchair users. we are about half way done with those on market street. then the photo goes with this initiative to replace the worn out plastic detectable tiles with concrete tiles. over the last almost 10 years we've been putting in the plastic tiles but we found they are not holding up as long as we had hoped especially in high pedestrian traffic and they are wearing out and breaking. so we have a program for replacing those as they wear out and now all projects that involve curb ramp construction should be putting in the concrete tiles rather than the plastic tiles. that's been a change in our program. and that photo shows the plastic tiles along the left and the concrete tile on the right. again, it's the same bright yellow and actually when it's in place, it's very difficult to tell the difference. and then the last slide is information of how to contact me if you need to. again, i also have my business cards here on the side table. >> read it out for the record. >> ken spiel men, department of public works project manager. my e-mail address. kennet

who can only move his toes, so people are amazed -- >> that little alejandro is moving his own wheelchair. >> reporter: how dad engineered a way to give his son wheels to fly. >> it's super exciting to us. >> reporter: and see what happens when a guy in a fast car decides to let his sweet -- >> sweet grandma experience some of that muscle. >> no. no. no. >>> this video might make you guys say p-u. that's a london bus driver zipping the fly, walking away from the corner, up his own double-decker bus and realized i just got caught on camera. there were no passengers on this bus. this was caught on a guy, a 24-year-old, walking down the street, got his camera out and started getting it on film. watch the bus driver. >> oh, no. >> you see the guy turn around, you see him zip his fly. he was using his own bus as a urinal. >> the worst part is this is his bus, he has to drive around all day in. you know, it will maybe get hot a bunch of people on there, steamy. now you have to spiel smooel yo smell your own pee all day long? >> it's nasty. >> did he pee out the door? something? >> i think he ju

year-old can only move his toes so people are amazed -- >> that little alejandro is moving his own wheelchair. >> how an engineer dad gave his son wheels to fly. >> it's super exciting to us. >>> plus, a cyclist is chased by a tower of terror. and a real life lizard man. >> i haven't seen that before. >> move over miley cyrus. there's a new tongue in town. >> you think this gets the ladies? >> i don't know. maybe. >>> what goes up, must come down. near istanbul in turkey, a popular tourist destination. one report translated said that this guy was at some sort of motor bike event and crawling up this mountain side to get a better view. somehow got himself stuck on this ledge. this guy trying to very daintily, very carefully get himself off this rocky and seemingly wet crag area. >> i think that we may be tricked by some of the camera angles, but i think that's probably a steep rock face that doesn't have a lot of footing for him to walk on. >> yeah. this guy is only 30 years old. his name is sirdar camdidi. you're about to see how steep it actually is. keep watching. >> oh, look. >> oh, no! >>

we don't have to get her in a wheelchair, put the wheelchair in and out.i think that we're holding up the line and they want us to move. other people are waiting so they don't have to get out. >> the centers for disease control recommend a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of aim age or older. >>> thousands of people hit the streets of san francisco tomorrow for the second day of the 11th annual avon walk for breast cancer. today a sea of pink filled san francisco streets under clear blue skies. the event helped raise money for local, regional and national breast cancer organizations. avon says 80% of the money rated stays locally for things such as research and treatment of breast cancer. >>> take a look at this. this is a k-9 from the vallejo police department rappelling down the wall with his handler. it was in a demo part of the golden state german shepherd rescue fund-raiser that i attended in concord before i came to work, very fun. >>> here's a live look over fremont tonight. meteorologist rob mayeda is here. it was nice today, chilly tonight

it breaks down regularly and it's so small it can only fit one wheelchair at a tame. >> a lot of theooters and wheelchairs can't even fit in the elevator. >> the center has no open space to accommodate its growing client list. columns in the mid ol of rooms here pose a danger o those who are visually impaired. the new facility will be room myier. >> so far, they've raised 400, $000 of the $600,000 they need. but they still need 200,000 sdwlars. >> to do nate to the center, there's a link. if your group would like to host our next abc listeners meeting, go to the community page, click on abc 7. >> the oldest building in san francisco is celebrating its beginning. the mission commemorated the stone. the church replaced one built in 1876 that collapsed in the 1986 earthquake. for a final check on our weather tonight, ree. >> >> showings you lots of clearing inland. bup we're still watching a lit m bit of light fog making its way near the coast. a little bit of cooling there. travel wise, much of the country is in high heelt with 94 row. phoenix, 97 degrees. and 102 for fresno. i want to

if you are in a wheelchair, a shower curtain would be a barrier. thinking about the door to the bathroom. you want to have a nice, white door. 3 feet would be very nice. even a little bit larger bathrooms are you could maneuver in it would be helpful. >> let's look at some six. we got an e-mail from some of who watches us online who had a question about whether or not there are any downside to getting one of these vessels sinks, one of the six that sits on top of the counter. >> that is one of the reasons i like j.c. plumbing. they have a great selection, and i can make my point. let's compare these two six. this is a bowl shape, and this is a ceramic that comes straight down. the disadvantage of this -- and it is very beautiful and makes quite a statement -- and i alluded to this before. it is about cleaning this, and coming year. getting down here, that is difficult to do, so that is going to be more difficult to clean. this is a good one. again, clean lines that come straight down. there is no difficulty cleaning that. >> would someone call that

just to reiterate our special needs for this home and why we need wheelchair access and an elevator, john has a long history of back problems. his numerous consultation, injection, surgery and rehab and is actually in discomfort most of the time. in the past he has had at least five or six acute attacks of sciatica, debilitating, pain down his leg. two of his three siblings have already had surgery. our daughter had to change her medical specialty finding that she could not be a surgeon because she simply could not stand for hours at a time with her back pain. while he is stable at the moment, the family history is uppermost in our minds when planning a remodel to this home. we wanted to make absolutely certain that we have covered every eventuality with regard to john's possible future health complications and that would be reflected in this design that david has brought to you. sorry, speaking in public is terrifying. mary gallagher, the rishwains and their architect said we could accomplish all of this within the current footprint. it is simply not true and cannot be done without

people showed up in wheelchairs and walkers. it wasn't the well elderly who are out golfing, you know, on the weekends. and, you know, there was this big, "is there a parking place for every resident?" these are not people who can drive! and there were these spiral staircases, which no one ever uses. because if all you need is hospitality, you don't leave your home. most of us want to stay in our home as long as we can. >> thompson: in her study for the department of health and human services, hawes found that while residents in assisted living didn't have as many physical limitations as people in nursing homes, many suffered from alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. >> when you go into assisted living, you see a lot of cognitive impairment. so there's a lot of early memory loss, short-term memory loss, a lot of impaired decision-making. >> thompson: newer research shows that the number of residents with dementia is rapidly increasing. >> we found that about two-thirds at any point in time have dementia. so the majority. the