Handicapped Accessible Letterbox
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Started on 2004-12-25
Handicapped Accessible Letterbox
From: LoneLetterboxer (JustBeth65@msn.com) |
Date: 2004-12-25 15:08:59 UTC
Every now and again somebody asks about handicapped accessible
letterboxes.
So in a collabrative effort between myself(the letterboxer formerly
known as JustBeth) and the Army Corp of Engineers at Hop Brook Lake.
We have created the first ever, totally handicapped accessible
letterbox.
For you purest letterboxers be warned this box is a real "drive by"
it can be reached without even leaving your car.
Off Route 63 in Middlebury is Allerton Farms Road. You will find a
small house used as offices for the Hop Brook Lake Rangers. In the
parking lot is a brown mailbox with a combination lock. All you need
to do is bring the combination with you. 4-3-2-1.
~Mountain Girl who has been sorely missing you all.
Re: Handicapped Accessible Letterbox
From: cadenza74 (jjcadenza@gmail.com) |
Date: 2004-12-27 05:07:12 UTC
> We have created the first ever, totally handicapped accessible
> letterbox.
I applaud the effort. It is wonderful to see more people being
mindful of disability while planting, but I am a bit surprised to
hear you call your box the first ever handicap accessible letterbox.
I myself have planted several, and I'm certainly not the first. If
you do a search on Atlasquest (one of it's really nice features) for
wheelchair accessible boxes, you will see that 279 boxes come up and
keep in mind that Atlasquest only has letterboxes that planters
themselves have chosen to list. I'm sure there are many, many more
besides those ones.
I think your box is a great idea still though, and I'm sure it will
be enjoyed by many to come. There are a lot of fun places to plant
that can be enjoyed by more people. I have enjoyed seeking out
nature trails that are paved so as to be wheelchair accessible
still. My friends in wheelchairs and with other disabilities have
expressed appreciation for places and activities being adapted for
them to enjoy too.
Continue on, and (pun intended) Happy Boxing Day!
Cadenza