Woolworths increasingly elaborate automatic barriers at entry/exit are driving me *insane* as a wheelchair user
I’ve never felt compelled to post in the subreddit but it genuinely feels like I’m doing an obstacle course just to get my damn groceries now and I’m sure I cannot be the only person with this issue.
- The height of the barriers causes them to sometimes just miss clocking me in the face.
- The automatic sensors are incredible temperamental in recognising my presence, sometimes I’m just left there moving around in a circle like a crazy person until the barriers realises I’m there and open
- Combine these factors with me having a bag of groceries on my lap (because sometimes I need things outside of my limited time with support workers!) and you have an overly complicated accessibility nightmare
I’m so fed up with it, and I know as Woolworths ups it’s anti shop-lifting methods it’s just going to get worse.
Anybody disabled folks having issues with this? I feel like a cranky old man right now hahaha