Jackson Heights Life

Very interesting site, and Uncle Peter's is one of the restaurants in the neighborhood I've been planning to check out.

I would note the staff probably isn't responsible for the portable ramp. I'll grant you they might not realize just how steep it is, but front of house staff - servers, runners, hosts - probably didn't pick that out. That's really something the owner/manager would be responsible for.

"Too many people give too many reasons why places aren't accessible when the fixes are usually quick and affordable."

Totally agree. The excuses come fast, the solutions, even simple affordable ones, require a change of mindset that seems slow in coming for many. Years ago I dated a wheelchair user, and the number of times there were obstacles that could have been easily handled are too numerous to count. As an example of the mindset, I was in a neighborhood store with my mother a while back, I pointed out that although the doorway itself was accessible, there was a large potted plant blocking part of the doorway. I pointed out to my mother that there was no reason for the plant to be there, and that it blocked wheelchair access. Her response was that she thought the employees would be happy to move the plant if a wheelchair user wanted to enter. It really didn't occur to her that they shouldn't have to ask. That access should be the norm.

@CaptainFlannel

Yes, I agree with you. But, the owner's wife was the one helping us with the ramp, so while it is not the front end staff's responsibility/doing, it is the owner's. Either way, this does not excuse the lack of accessibility. Too many people give too many reasons why places aren't accessible when the fixes are usually quick and affordable. I've encountered this as a wheelchair user too many times.

Yes, but your review stated the following:

Beyond that, the staff clearly did not have a true understanding of accessibility, as evidenced by the horrible portable ramp.

The horrible ramp is not evidence of the *staff* clearly not having a true understanding of accessibility. It is evidence of the *management* not having a true understanding of accessibility.