Tuesday, April 14, 2020

People with Disabilities are Not Innately Vulnerable (Part 12)

But when they are left out of the adaptation planning process — the consequences can be disastrous

Roth emphasizes that climate change adaptation is a great opportunity for communities to invest in housing, transportation, community resources, parks, pools, roads, sidewalks and major infrastructure that are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

“There is an obligation to make (facilities and infrastructure) accessible. It is hard to understand why people would balk at that,” she noted of public and private sector planners, architects and engineers that push back against universal design.

“First, they have a legal obligation.

Second, it’s the right thing to do. 

Third, it’s a smart business practice because you want all of your community
to access resources with as little (extra) accommodation as possible.”

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