AUSTIN (KXAN) — Living in a building with a broken-down elevator can be a headache ... a person with disabilities on equal footing with people without disabilities, she said.
“People can’t get down ... Birklid says several residents use walkers or wheelchairs. A broken elevator is affecting their accessibility and some residents are becoming isolated.
For elderly tenants with mobility issues, the broken elevator is more than an inconvenience — it’s a serious barrier to their freedom. "It seems like a period of every six months, this ...
Their elevators are broken, and apparently ... "They keep saying they’re working on it, they got people working on it, but we can’t get anywhere," Lowery said. 7News left several messages ...
"Who wants to be in their house all the time? That's no life," she said. "Get the elevator fixed. Address people that live here. Be human. I'm sorry I'm just frustrated right now." REACH Community ...
The Brown Condominium's elevator has been broken since mid-November. They live on the 6th floor. "We pay good money to live there," said Jay Short, who lives in the building. "I walked down there ...