Disabled Man Denied Access To Wall-Mart's Electric Wheelchair

[matcom]

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Roanoke Rapids — A disabled veteran from Halifax County said he was twice denied access to an electronic wheelchair at a Wal-Mart in Roanoke Rapids recently.

Thomas Young lost his leg to diabetes six months ago. He has been adjusting to life without it. Simple things like shopping at Wal-Mart can be difficult, Young said, but nothing prepared him for what happened at the store Sunday.

“I just come up here on Father’s Day to get a few things, do a favor for the wife,” Young said. “The grandson had come along, and I sent the grandson in to pick up the electric cart.”

Young’s grandson, Zach Shumaker, said when he went to retrieve the cart and bring it to his grandfather, store officials told him it was against store policy.

Young said his wife then called the store manager, who apologized and said that was just not true. The manager said Young could come back anytime and get a cart.

http://wral.com/news/local/story/1522062/

[baldguy]

1. Another "Walmart being unnecessarily moronic, heartless & cruel" story - so what?

[ThomCat]

2. Getting access to those things in any store

is like signing your life away. By the time you find someone who is authorized to unlock them, and get permission to use one, you could have hobbled through the entire store twice.

Bring a pillow and blanket. You'll be there a while. x(