i live in Maryland and the ada inspector is a man in a wheelchair and he tests every single job himself thats how it should be everywhere
@carlosmcmahon6232 жыл бұрын
Nicely, said. I started doing (ADA) compliance for parks and recreation for the City of Albuquerque. Then in 2012, and 2013, I was able body, as I had so many local parks, under my scope. As I tried to upgrade my parks, to be ADA-Complaint. The higher up, (i.e., THE DIRECTOR). Then, you would catch shit, and you could not do your job. However, now that I fell ill, and now I am severely handicapped; personally, feel the pain, and I fought to be Complaint, the City of Albuquerque, had too many corrupt people in director position, who knew shit about the jobs, they were placed in. I wish I could have done more, as now I cannot get my chair threw, what Larry exposed. Make me sad, that our government cannot govern themselves. I will keep fighting, as I did before.
@tomservo50075 жыл бұрын
They did this knowing they will get paid to fix it
@Coffeeman-yq6xu2 жыл бұрын
It's just gonna get worse. Cities are focused on diversity rather than competence when it comes to hiring. Plus, unions are keeping crappy employees employed instead of letting them get fired.
@xvsj-s2x2 жыл бұрын
Question, doesn’t the city inspector’s sign off on a city project??? And are these inspectors still employed??? To the cost of 50M ???
@alirE29042 жыл бұрын
Impector is just a title, means nothing.
@tobiasmacivey35255 жыл бұрын
The city government says they just don’t have the money to fix the violations right now. 🤔 That excuse doesn’t seem to work when they find a homeowner or small business in non-compliance with one of their thousands of codes.
@greenlawnfarm58275 жыл бұрын
Where i live they are spending tons upgrading every intersection and installing the blind people pads or traction pads or whatever they are and almost nobody in the whole neighborhood even walks outside and nobody in wheelchairs or blind people are ever in the area. That costs everyone and there is one company who makes the pads making the money.
@Jbmc652 жыл бұрын
They are to busy bending over and taking it up the poop shoot from the police unions and paying for civil rights violations from cops that they refuse to fire. Not to mention about all the unarmed civilians the police have killed that the city also has to pay for but still don’t fire the cops.
@jasoncrandall732 жыл бұрын
Yea but unless you are willing to pay more in taxes they have a set budget to deal with every year. It seems unfortunately past crews were more concerned about getting the job done. Could be some of those crews were overwhelmed by the top managers in charge or some crews were just lazy. As long as the city has the proper people in place the fixes will happen over time.
@jimb93695 жыл бұрын
ADA was bad regulation and still is. Our neighborhood mad hundreds of these corner ramps, no one uses them.
@johnberry41782 жыл бұрын
It isn't bad regulation in the application they are talking about here. Someone in a wheelchair should be able to use public sidewalks. The way ADA was written cities didn't even have to do the work all at once. Sidewalks were allowed to stay as they were until they needed work then they had to comply. But now answer me this question. Why does every bathroom and shower in the crew quarters of a FIRE DEPARTMENT have to have wheelchair access????
@julianfresquez24892 жыл бұрын
Perfect example of why we need the fourth estate to be totally free from government control or censorship. Otherwise all this blundering and lack of proper supervision would never see the light of day and require correction.
6 жыл бұрын
I love how they say " we know its non compliant but we just don't have money in the budget". What would they say to a homeowner who couldnt afford to fix a violation?
@drmayeda19306 жыл бұрын
Fine him, then file a lien on the house or property.
@grandpaoldfart91655 жыл бұрын
drmayeda1 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Very nice my friend, that’s EXACTLY what would happen!! Very well said!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Good health and great happiness, 🇺🇸 Grandpa 🇺🇸
@tomservo50075 жыл бұрын
What about the city's civil engineer? How did these plans get approved ?
@chadachwilliam55152 жыл бұрын
Probably has a degree from a certificate farm. With no actual education
@billh.1940 Жыл бұрын
What engineer? They just look at old maps, not go to site.
@barkere515 жыл бұрын
I guess it's a good thing we elected officials that are trying to repeal ADA rules.
@MissJen-786 жыл бұрын
Universal design protects all people and ADA follows the exact same parameters. A wheelchair, stroller, someone on crutches or trouble walking should be able to access the walking paths. This is not just an issue for those with disabilities.
@jessevee56145 жыл бұрын
That's what happens when you got incompetent people at work!
@paulduckworth56495 жыл бұрын
Where were the city inspector On lunch
@heyrod592 жыл бұрын
It's clear that the city doesn't care about how taxpayers money is being wasted, especially when it's supposed to make the sidewalks ADA compliant. It's also a shame that all these violations have to be removed/replaced at taxpayers expense again. Maybe it's time some government officials that work for the city chip in for the cost of labor/materials to correct what's incorrect, or be forced out of office.......
@bullinmd5 жыл бұрын
The able-bodied people who messed those up should have the conversions to ADA-compliance TAKEN OUT OF THEIR HIDES!
@Bbmangood2 жыл бұрын
I’m always amazed when people think they’re giving the government more of your money is going to help. The government having more and more and more of your money only leads to shit like this where you literally had the city throwing money at stuff that was completely wrong and now taxpayers have to pay for the five times the price that they originally paid don’t give the government your money
@SinnedNogara2 жыл бұрын
As if private entities would do ADA compliance on their own without being forced too.
@timgreen24265 жыл бұрын
It's Albuquerque, what do you expect!??
@walterzimbabwe77205 жыл бұрын
Who will be held accountable? Who will lose thier job or be demoted? NOBODY. There is all kinds of stupid in Albuquerque.
@dougbolling45385 жыл бұрын
And the person in the wheel chair is arrested for not using the ramp , and fine 450.00 . dose any one see the bay back for their mess up , it's the ADA fault for making us to do this work ,
@ericsmeraldi93823 жыл бұрын
All you wheel chair citizens should tip over at all these points, once the lawsuits start coming in, watch how fast it gets corrected, and then they will be looking for the responsible parties to pay up
@truthsmiles5 жыл бұрын
6:24 - Instead of moving the fire plug just ask the property owner if you can extend the sidewalk there. Sure, they may say no, but it can't hurt to ask. I'd surely say yes if it was my house.
@PolyPixxel2 жыл бұрын
imminent domain... if they say no you just fucking take it
@truthsmiles2 жыл бұрын
@@PolyPixxel ? not sure what you mean - I was just saying if it was my house I’d probably help you pour an extra bit of slab to get around. Privately. No need to involve the government.
@PolyPixxel2 жыл бұрын
@@truthsmiles im saying the state at any point can seize land for public usage... its called imminent domain the city for any reasonable case can take your land from you.
@truthsmiles2 жыл бұрын
@@PolyPixxel Of course they can but that involves proposals and committee votes, public hearings, arguments, surveys, and then the gov't has to pay the landowner. They won't do it unless there's a real compelling need. I'm not sure one dude in a wheelchair would rise to the level - which is why I said I'd just handle it quickly and privately :)
@craigjensen68532 жыл бұрын
@@truthsmiles Yeah I'm in a different city but we usually offer the property owner a few hundred bucks for an "easement" in situations like that and they usually take it. Maybe 1 out of 100 will fight it and you have to go through the E.D. process and sometimes they end up with even less. One guy fought the $500 offer and the appraiser determined the 20 sq. ft. needed was worth just $50 and that's what he was paid.
@stephengreen35664 ай бұрын
The way to fix this is to hold the construction crews accountable. If they fail to do the job right, they lose their contract with the city to do any more work.
@ruthc84072 жыл бұрын
Greedy lawyers are seeing this and rubbing their hands together, signing up handicapped people to sue the city. You think I'm kidding? Take a look at what these same lawyers have done to small restaurants whose sinks or toilets are ONE INCH too far out from the wall.
@rebelyell27412 жыл бұрын
The main culprit of bankrupted cities and counties is their unions. Unions absorb the cities funds in retirement packages.
@desiguy552 жыл бұрын
some of these issues are ridiculous , they are hazards for not on wheel chair but people with strollers, bag carts, and people walking or running.
@jdsstegman2 жыл бұрын
That's what you get with city workers. They don't care.
@Zombieboss20026 жыл бұрын
Took 2 entire minutes of filler until the issue is finally explained
@mr.l66156 жыл бұрын
Public money flushed down the toilet. So bad. GL with those repairs Albuquerque!
@Eyeofthemourning2 жыл бұрын
This is an obvious sign of corruption.
@mickeykindley98855 жыл бұрын
Typical Albuquerque
@rolandmoreno35262 жыл бұрын
Clean house, fire everyone make the city council pay up
@talonmader43775 жыл бұрын
Vegas is the same way power poles light poles fire hydrants in the middle of the sidewalk not leaving enough room for wheelchair or stroller to pass
@chriswinsor31312 жыл бұрын
Tax payers shouldn't foot the bill for all the fuck ups
@milesdyson52114 жыл бұрын
3:09 It' Should be at the expense of the Utility Companies to move the Poles Out and go Burried !
@morganflaherty95522 жыл бұрын
Personally I am disabled and I believe that they should build better wheelchairs
@bretta32 жыл бұрын
This is the fault of the city inspectors.
@crscts2 жыл бұрын
All this work was designed by city paid engineers and approved by the inspection branch. So no supervision of their own city staff.
@user-ze8it1gp8y4 ай бұрын
That is some B.S. it is already hard enough to get around with disability even when things are compliant.
@lward96752 жыл бұрын
FIRE THOSE PEOPLE!!!
@bandzfoa16905 жыл бұрын
Why do we need governments?
@m-h89152 жыл бұрын
This also applies to strollers. You sometimes have to pick your route carefully to avoid obstacle courses. It doesn't compare to what wheelchair users go through but it can be frustrating and exhausting. I still remember pushing my double stroller (not a side-by-side) slightly uphill on Girard near Kathryn and sighing every so often when I had to maneuver the heavy stroller up and down the sidewalk.
@Phxshadowz4 жыл бұрын
Really? That is not only fraud by those who supposedly made it compliant but who is the supervisor? This really looks like the work of the three stooges.
@kenknutson15982 жыл бұрын
Hydrants need to be far enough from the curb to protect them from traffic.
@sunniallwein865 жыл бұрын
I offer my services as a code/zoning and ibc compliance specialist to the city. It's cheaper to do it correctly the first time. Now it it has to be resolved as well as all the other things the city must bring up to ADA code due to age and weathering.👏✌
@kennethjohnson29672 жыл бұрын
New Mexico law makes local political offices nonpartisan , but sounds to me like they have democrats running the show !
@nicholaslandolina5 жыл бұрын
It's cheaper to go get him a mobility van!
@lubeskyballer54825 жыл бұрын
You gotta be fucking joking me my head hurts.
@gabrielwillingham16423 жыл бұрын
That what happened when Government has a good idea
@bitsnpieces112 жыл бұрын
Not to excuse poor workers, but, I have worked for cities before and have seen, and been on, crews that have been ORDERED (subject to firing for failure to follow a direct order) to do something illegal because a "BOSS" tells them to do it that way, with the city being able to define the rule/law to their benefit. This whole process being political in nature.
@chadachwilliam55152 жыл бұрын
The price tag needs to be deferred to whomever fleeced the system in the first place. Those scammers can be homeless and eating cat food. It’s not as bad as you think, after you get used to it. Semper fi earthlings
@johnknowing-zr8de5 жыл бұрын
As a concrete contractor 35 years I agree with the ADA But they fail to mention if your off a partial dege on slope like my Democrat city they make you tear it out For the novices a 2% grade is a slope that rises 1/4 for every foot. Now if you think of that what about the REST of the sidewalks in front of yards Wonder how San Francisco compiles with their ADA when the Geo are HUGE hills then what
@LycanWitch5 жыл бұрын
6:40 any city government opponents to meeting ADA Compliance should be forced to commute from home to work and back in a wheelchair (or electric wheelchair) on the sidewalks... walking, driving, etc is not allowed for a week or two and we can see if their stance changes..
@ericsmeraldi93823 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know how many officials were fired for this and they should be liable to some point also
@moepow81602 жыл бұрын
I use a scooter because I can't walk more than 1/2 a block without severe pain and weakness in both legs. I run into obstacles all the time, but I choose to find a way around them. I've only found one area that I could not make it up the sidewalk and had to use the street, which is very dangerous. I don't report or insist that it be fixed...just don't want people to be affected by me so I choose to find ways around obstacles...
@Audiogeek-kf2ez2 жыл бұрын
Plain stupid planning by the City
@TheCabriolet16 жыл бұрын
I thought I make mistakes..... They completely messed up
@vgdubrovin84395 жыл бұрын
albq is ghetto..what do you expect
@amanofmanyparts91205 жыл бұрын
I've severely damaged a wheelchair before now trying to get up 'ramps' that have a 2" step. Even today there's a road leading to 2 stores that I like to use with many ramps not in place. Drivers curse at me for going on the road even though it's my only option.
@Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano2 жыл бұрын
That reporter is so scruffy, very unprofessional!
@lindaszatko85112 жыл бұрын
This just popped up for me on KZfaq: It's still a mess!!! Up here at the corner of Tramway and Central. Also take a look at the non-existent sidewalks in the strip mall!!! Same area: Tramway and Central.
@thaarealdeal43495 жыл бұрын
Sue sue sue
@mariosanchez-sj9yv2 жыл бұрын
Company shut down allready😆
@jimdoe32882 жыл бұрын
Inspectors was sleeping that year ?
@001looker5 жыл бұрын
screw ADA, ignore it and tell federal gov to pay for it if they have a problem.
@dancahill91225 жыл бұрын
Michael Lawn : Well-said, friend ! Very well-said ! !
@user-dq2ly5ut9j3 жыл бұрын
"Your basic bitch" -Larry Barker
@bd51545 жыл бұрын
and Fortune says it as it is most people who are in this business of building things are not handicapped they don't understand what the people have to go through I would say for people to understand they should spend a day in a wheelchair not an electric wheelchair but a standard wheelchair and try to get a room it's not easy obstacles in your way the ransom not exactly as easy accessible as they should be there's some intersections that have no ramp you have to go into the road to get around it to get to the right on the other side of town for example in my town There's an intersection right by the train tracks you got to go out to angled to get across the tracks to keep yourself from falling in the Cruise of the railroad tracks there did after you cross it there's a stoplight but to get across there you got to be in the road with the car there's no way to get to the light to push the button and then there's all the sand on the road if you got a manual wheelchair your s*** out of luck cuz there's a lot of sand on the road and the city don't even bother cleaning their you they don't care and that's the biggest problem they don't know and they don't care
@benth1626 жыл бұрын
We have some of the same types of problems in San Diego. This is also what happens when you hire companies, who hire illegal Mexican immigrants to do the work who have no friggin idea what is expected. Anyone can handle a cement trowel, but they must have enough brains to figure out that you can't build a sidewalk with a telephone pole in the middle of it. the company who put in those wheelchair ramps need to be taken to court and sued for every penny, and if they are not insured put in prison !!!
@Honkahonky5 жыл бұрын
What about the city inspectors ? Are they Mexican too?
@victorherrera79235 жыл бұрын
Rumple Stiltskin laborers build the plans given to them. Fault lies on supervisors on up.
@TedBackus2 жыл бұрын
i think its a bit extreme making this big a deal about inconveniences.
@tenfour10-4006 жыл бұрын
It looks to me like they built the accessibility feature into and around pre existing obstructions.
@timomarkson2 жыл бұрын
I have the same problem but can’t really complain most of the streets around my house are older than the 1980s they’ve tried but don’t actually do what they say because of driveways knowing of the pavement because of parking and sloping but what should I do about it and that is we can’t do anything so we just try our best and go around this issue with anyone who is Ian a wheelchair thinks that everywhere needs to be accessible to them even Street older than the 1980s plus they delusional and this is fun person is in a wheelchair 90% of his time
@lt.punchdrunkington71236 жыл бұрын
First world problems...
@Jemalacane05 жыл бұрын
You sound like a piece of shit.
@Mazxlol6 жыл бұрын
what about streets that has no sidewalks and signs "no pedestrians"? seems illegal?
@AZCobraman5 жыл бұрын
The best part is the guy wire...that's supposed to be supporting the pole....isn't even tight.
@68camarorsss336 жыл бұрын
As someone who does road reconstruction in Massachusetts and has to deal with ADA and MassDot all day this is some bullshit hack work...dudes using a 2X4 as a screed LOL
@praywarrior066 жыл бұрын
They should be ashamed of them selves. What if it was one of there family member? FOOD FOR THOUGHT***********
@carlosmcmahon6232 жыл бұрын
That is just sad. Larry, always does a great job. However, in 2012 and 2013, the City of Albuquerque (COA), Parks and Recreations (P&R), had hired an outside firm, that was flown in to teach P&R folks, about Americans With Disabilities (ADA) standards. TENS OF THOUSANDS, OF DOLLARS WERE EXPENDED TRAINING P&R, Compliance, and after spending these large sums of (TAX-PAYER'S-DOLLARS), the COA, never followed through, and fixed or upgraded, all parks and area, under the scope of P&R. What wasteful spending, happens in a government, that hires people to do the right thing, then do not fully execute, what we were taught. Me included. As, I pushed to correct parks in Albuquerque, then you felt pressure from managent, and then the Director, was upset for you trying to do what we were taught. So, I turned them in, and put them on, the 10‐O'clock news. Governments, are the worst to governments themselves. Thank you Larry Barker, for all you do.
@ndn25893 жыл бұрын
We need 1 of.you in every city
@CHACH2085 жыл бұрын
Whenever you ask the govt to do something you either going to get something that never going to get finished or done wrong...but in the end we the tax payer fit the bill
@jaime57112 жыл бұрын
We are so spoiled, can just use the other crosswalk, just saying
@strongislandhandyman57122 жыл бұрын
Trump’s fault
@hmsdemolition85885 жыл бұрын
I GOT BY A BLACK WIDOW ON TOP OF MY FOOT & I HAVE TO BE IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR 1 WEEK & LET ME TELL YOU IT WAS EXTREEMLY HARD
@LucifersDeathSquad5 жыл бұрын
Bit* - You left that part out.
@neilmarshall50875 жыл бұрын
@@LucifersDeathSquad ohhhh - I thought he got f**ked by a lonely woman...... lol - sorry Mr Attar - hope it healed well.
@SHAUNDIGITY2 жыл бұрын
Just make a mobile pull up to go inside a tent ⛺️ community like the rest of city! I live in the dark green tent off Lomas and Eubank.
@anonymoususer69235 жыл бұрын
if if if bite me
@jamesbnadaparati3522 жыл бұрын
Where is the common sense when preparing area. For a ramp with an obstacle to prevent usage they could of took an anchored it further a few feet to clear area
@HopeYukizmizu2 жыл бұрын
They don't get paid to have common sense, its just cheap labor they don't care why they are doing it, they get paid either way
@DozensOfViewers5 жыл бұрын
I'm still a little fuzzy on how the Feds have the authority to tell a city how to build a sidewalk.
@DozensOfViewers5 жыл бұрын
It's called the Tenth Amendment. Read about it.
@ralan55275 жыл бұрын
Your brain is a little fuzzy. Please stop with the vodka.
@patrickkelly50095 жыл бұрын
@@DozensOfViewers The ADA is a FEDERAL MANDATE meaning "states rights don't apply". Each individual state MUST COMPLY with the mandate. Do you get it now?
@mercenem5 жыл бұрын
Yeah you should check out the streets of Galveston TX. Holy cow Try riding a bike on their sidewalks even
@KJ-qc3qd5 жыл бұрын
Government for ya
@erickcartman8325 жыл бұрын
I understand they are in difficulty , but to be fair do the needs of the few out weigh the $ we can’t afford,
@flashtu5 жыл бұрын
6:40 je is so right normal people cant so this even for a day...
@doncordier68542 жыл бұрын
Why do you allow for the Discrimination in the first place. One day you might find yourself in a wheelchair. As I use my wheelchair I can tell you first hand that I am tired of the fk ups
@robertkubrick37387 жыл бұрын
Condemn just enough private property to become compliant without moving fire hydrants and pay the private property owners. Or give them a 10 year tax holiday, whatever. Cut the cost of becoming compliant in half. That pole with the wire, the wire and pole belongs to the utility, bust their ass.
@Ib123806 жыл бұрын
Robert Kubrick if you knew anything about construction you'd know even a small reduction in land size can cause major issues like setback violations and not being able to build a house on the land.
@Charlesbjtown5 жыл бұрын
Can't front, I laughed pretty hard at these traps that they created. It's almost like a gotcha type of scenario. The two that had me in stitches were the wire... and the pole.
@kaykaykay6969 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if these are still there lol 😂😢😂
@jeffreyhickman67872 жыл бұрын
POUR SOME MORE YOU ALL WILL LOVE IT
@Jbmc652 жыл бұрын
Why should we care? Are you f*cking serious? I know that’s just a stupid question that you really don’t mean so why say it? That’s like when someone is beaten by police 99/100 times the so called journalist says “where you bad mouthing the officer?” Like that actually would make it right for the cops. It’s sickening.
@kevinhoward40363 жыл бұрын
Classic case of (not my job)
@hatednyc6 жыл бұрын
WOW
@mizellcommunity9012 жыл бұрын
ADATITLE 3torts
@patrickm52176 жыл бұрын
I can understand that certain things like the wire at 3:20 and sidewalk (5:00) are a hazard for handicapped citizens. But seems he could make it around something like that fire hydrant with no issue. Maybe its just a matter of figuring out what is worth spending budget fixing and what is not.
@rizon726 жыл бұрын
The problem is there must be enough paved sidewalk to get around. If he, or she, wheelchair's wheel slips off, it might not seem like a big deal to you, but to them, its a huge problem.
@drmayeda19306 жыл бұрын
He's been there awhile. What if you're going forward in a wheelchair and you didn't know it was there, you would be going forward then run straight into it.
@paulacloss73105 жыл бұрын
having to go off sidewalk on to the grass it seems simple fix but it's not have you ever been in a wheelchair when it tips over not fun.
@greenlawnfarm58275 жыл бұрын
And now they have to have the rubber grippy pads with the blind people bumps just in case there is ever a blind person out walking. And no normal people even walk around here anyways.
@cutsceneenjoyerzz6 жыл бұрын
I'm more annoyed that it's for only a single person. That's the waste of money.
@PhrontDoor6 жыл бұрын
It's not for a single person. It's for any people that want to use it.
@rizon726 жыл бұрын
Its not for a single person, and its obvious you have no idea what those 'people' go though on a given day just to be out.
@julie.10816 жыл бұрын
And do you feel that that one person is less important than anyone else? Try living for just a day in a wheelchair. And consider that your wheelchair is your ONLY vehicle to go anywhere. Many people with disabilities don't drive. Then come back & tell us how annoyed you are when you're just that one person.
@therealness69796 жыл бұрын
Juli E. Simple I would kill myself. I wouldnt want to be a burden of society.
@rizon726 жыл бұрын
The Realness, you don't have to be in a wheelchair, or disabled to be a burden on society. There are plenty of able-bodied people doing that right now.
@julie.10816 жыл бұрын
When we built a house in Las Vegas in '93, I hadn't been diagnosed with MS yet. But, I had family members who used wheelchairs so, when I saw them putting the street sign in, I was upset. The idiots decided that it just had to go in directly in the dead center of the sidewalk, blocking a wheelchair from that corner in both directions. When I went out to tell them that they couldn't put it there & why, all I got were puzzled looks. I told them that they HAD to stop until the situation was cleared up & was told that they couldn't do that. I fought to move it for over 10 years until we moved & to this day, that sign is in the same place, blocking the wheelchair ramp from both sides & there's no way to get around it as the ground takes a steep incline there. I even offered that they could put it on our front lawn but the city wouldn't allow that.
@scootersonlyrepair67732 жыл бұрын
And you're the only one who give a fuck and you don't matter so HAA!