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Welcome to The Front Entrance Featuring The McFadden Novel Series, as well as nonfiction articles published online by author and freelance writer, Mary King. Prior to 1990, many public places of business – restaurants, department stores, theaters, government buildings, libraries, etc. – were not designed to be wheelchair accessible. Patrons on wheels could sometimes enter via a ramped loading dock in the rear of the building or perhaps a restaurant's kitchen entry at the rear. Once inside the building, however, double doorways, narrow walkways and inaccessible bathrooms presented major challenges. It was clear that something had to be done. Thus, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was born. Today, people who are mobility-challenged can enter public buildings just like everyone else. But that's not all; sidewalks with cut curbs make wheeling easier, electric entry doors require no effort to navigate and bathrooms offer at least one handicapped stall. This website was named "The Front Entrance" as a reminder of all the effort and hard work it took to create and pass the ADA. Incidentally, standards for accessible design were updated again in 2010. See the current accessibility revisions. |
| The McFadden Novel Series A Family Drama of Challenges and Making Second Chances Count by Mary King |
| Some of the teens were orphans. Many had special needs. A few had aged out of foster care before they were ready. Each young man needed a little something extra to get his life moving in the right direction. |
| A lot more than Entertainment! |
| Book 1 STOLEN SHADOWS |
| Book 2 SPIRAL PASSAGE |
| Book 3 LEVEL GROUND |
| Book 4 THE FEELINGS INSIDE |
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| Articles by Mary King |
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| Table of Contents Popular articles by Mary King that cover these topics and more:
New articles added frequently. |
| This Site Last Updated January 14, 2011 |
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| The Front Entrance |
| Official Site for Mary King Novels and Freelance Articles by Mary King |
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| Click to read "The Front Entrance Blog" where I comment on things going on in the world. |
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| Check out my blog "Something to Say" for bits of things going on in my life and interesting stuff (to me) that I find on the Internet.. |
| Want to know more about the characters in my novels? Check out my blog "The McFadden Novels" to see what's going on with the books. |
| Click to view the entire list of articles. |
| It is my sincere hope that you get as much pleasure out of reading my novels as I had writing them. Mary King |
| "We built this home with a special purpose ... to house troubled teens and young adults with special needs. And if you think for one moment that I am going to give up on you, then you are very, very wrong." Bryan McFadden (Stolen Shadows) |