We Can't Even Get to Our Medical Appointments

Posted by John B. Kelly

Eileen Brewster called from her medical appointment this morning, At Barron Chiropractic and Rehabilitation, 1520 Blue Hill Ave. Eileen has been going there for five years, and was told that other clients using wheelchairs also come to the office, but both last Saturday and this Saturday, she was unable to get up the curb cut at the corner of Blue Hill Avenue and Fremont Street. So she had to travel, in the street, down very busy Blue Hill Avenue for access. Very, very dangerous.

Last week, the chiropractor Jeremiah DiRuzzo cleared the curb cut himself, and assured Eileen that it would be taken care of for this Saturday. But today he said that he was too busy, and that he had cleared the curb cut only to have the city push the snow back into the curb cut.

She wants to know why the office couldn't have called her, so that her ride could have dropped her off in front of Dunkin' Donuts, so that she could have made a decision about risking her personal safety.

This excuse about "I shoveled it once" is really common, but it is the abutter's responsibility to keep the curb cut clear.

Lack of access to curb cuts and sidewalks must also be a public health issue.