While the New York City's Shelter System should be a reliable and safe place where you can spend the night, many people who have been through it think otherwise. "I was allowed entrance, but I was told I had to give my walker to staff for 'safety.' Apparently, they were afraid that either someone would trip over it or that I would use it as a weapon" The disabled old person who needs the help of a walker to move was not able to do so while in the Shelter. With only the option of having the walker or a place to sleep, she was left with no options. "While it is not the fault of those who run them some shelters are unable to accommodate people in wheelchairs." Public shelters shouldn't be denying the entrance of disabled people. Instead, those should be their number one priority because they are less likely to be able to defend themselves in the streets. This people have no other option but to go by the rules of the New York City's Shelter System or sleep in the streets.
Kylyssa "Why Homeless People Don't Use Shelters" Squidoo. n.d. culture on squidoo. Web. 7 May 2014
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