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Donald Trump Ordered Illegal Removal of Braille Because ‘No Blind People are Going to Live in Trump
newsweek ^

Posted on 09/12/2018 3:34:37 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Donald Trump Ordered Illegal Removal of Braille Because ‘No Blind People are Going to Live in Trump Tower’: Report

By Jessica Kwong On 9/12/18 at 2:38 PM

President Donald Trump allegedly ordered an architect not to include braille in Trump Tower elevator panels because “no blind people” would live in his building—even after being informed that excluding the tactile writing system is against federal law.

The alleged interaction was recounted by Barbara Res, who led construction at the Trump Organization, in an opinion piece in the New York Daily News on Wednesday.

"What’s this?” Trump, noticing the small raised dots, reportedly asked the architect who went to his office to show what the residential elevator interiors would look like.

“Braille,” the architect responded.

Trump apparently demanded that the architect take the feature out.

“We can’t,” the architect replied. “It’s the law.”

“Get rid of the [expletive] braille. No blind people are going to live in Trump Tower,” Trump shouted, according to Res. “Just do it.”

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ada; barbarares; blind; blindness; braille; fakenews; handicapped; ismellbs; trumpworld
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To: Publius
He tore the tags off mattresses too!

NOOOOOOOOO!

81 posted on 09/12/2018 4:59:45 PM PDT by Eddie01
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To: heterosupremacist

Right. I have never seen his signature on the inspection certificate in the little glass case in any elevator anywhere.

So he’s either not responsible or isn’t doing his job with these inspections.


82 posted on 09/12/2018 5:00:47 PM PDT by Breyean
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To: Eddie01

They have Braille on drive-in ATMs.

We are living in Crazy Land.

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83 posted on 09/12/2018 5:03:20 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Sub-Driver

84 posted on 09/12/2018 5:08:50 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (NIKE KNEELING SNEAKERS! They come in Rainbow/BLM colors with 1 Knee Pad included!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Here is a link to an image of the buttons in Trump Tower. They have braille.

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300392#/topics/300392


85 posted on 09/12/2018 5:26:57 PM PDT by JPII Be Not Afraid
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To: Sub-Driver

New rules..... I don’t care

We win you lose


86 posted on 09/12/2018 5:41:20 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: heterosupremacist

Exactly. This isn’t even something that would come under Trump’s oversight - it would have been part of the contracted-out design, and those contracted would follow codes or best practices.


87 posted on 09/12/2018 5:56:48 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: William Tell


https://www.emporis.com/images/details/707151/elevators-buttons-in-service-elevator
88 posted on 09/12/2018 6:13:03 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: dynoman
Nice. And that's the service elevator for use by blind employees and vendors.

How fortunate Americans are that we are so wealthy that we can afford such luxuries. When will the day come that we accommodate people in iron lungs who can't speak? Perhaps we can mandate some features for people who are in long-term comas. Why stop there? Let's mandate features for people who are clinically brain dead including liberals.

89 posted on 09/12/2018 7:40:21 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: Sub-Driver

She’s a woman scorned. Trump cold-shouldered her after her book.
Listen here:
https://youtu.be/3Li0miM1f34


90 posted on 09/12/2018 7:47:15 PM PDT by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterto)
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To: mdittmar
Here's a picture I took at the Florida State Fairgrounds a couple of years ago
... the Braille dots are painted on, lol.


91 posted on 09/12/2018 8:01:52 PM PDT by RightField
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To: Sub-Driver

Stevie Wonder is heartbroken ! and very sad !


92 posted on 09/13/2018 2:49:59 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK (;I'm not a psychopath, I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research.” Sherlock Holmes)
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To: Sub-Driver

They actually print this puke as if it happened...they hate the term “Fake News” and I think it’s inappropriate too - should be “Lies Incorporated Exclusives” Instead of MSM, they need to be rebranded as “LIE”....


93 posted on 09/13/2018 3:25:52 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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To: eyedigress

Yup, there’s no way it would pass inspection. There’s that little thing called ADA and every major city enforces it. They have to otherwise, they’d get sued.

Just like wheelchair accessibility. It’s standard now and has been for a few decades.


94 posted on 09/13/2018 6:53:54 AM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Someone should point out that there is, in fact, braille in the elevators.


95 posted on 09/13/2018 2:52:48 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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