PASADENA, Texas – KPRC 2’s Joel Eisenbuam has been following the story of a Pasadena man, Javier Gascon, who was stuck in his apartment due to the lack of a proper wheelchair ramp.
Gascon, 68, reached out and said he was struggling to get accessible entry at his apartment complex, Fairmont Oaks, which did not provide him with the ramps he needs for safe mobility.
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The KPRC 2 Investigates team brought attention to Gascon’s situation in September, shining a spotlight on the challenges he was facing. When the team attempted to speak with an employee from the apartment complex, she avoided the camera, offering no comment or solution for the problem.
However, two Pasadena City Council members, Ornaldo Ybarra and Emmanuel Guerrero, stepped in to assist, expressing a commitment to ensure that the apartment complex complies with accessibility regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
State and federal law, while open to interpretation, appeared to also be on Gascar’s side, that the complex should be on the hook to provide the accessibility.
