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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
Hmmm, I want to say that I wasn't trying to imply that people with disabilities should get out and hike to the local library...I was responding to the idea that 2 miles = not in walking distance.
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I agree that 2 miles is walking distance for anyone fairly able-bodied and not dealing with horrifically inclement weather. (Where I live, two miles is always walking distance. In some places and times, two miles of walking is a good way to get frostbite.) I just don't see that as directly related to the accessibility of a library; I'd hate to see them require people to come to the library for digital check-outs on the grounds that "most of our users have cars or are within walking distance."
And as stupid as that sounds... it's not like US politicians at any level are immune to The Stupid. So my semi-ranting is mostly to forestall any lurkers who might think, "anyone should be able to walk two miles to a library."