Sunday, July 4, 2021

WANT TO BUILD A STRONG TOWN?

MAKE IT WORK FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) hasn’t guaranteed accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. 

Even before the pandemic, public spending to remove barriers for wheelchair users and others was woefully inadequate. 

City and county budgets are routinely approved with zero dollars dedicated to removing obstacles and downright dangerous barriers.

Spending on capital improvement and public works projects is rarely dedicated to removing barriers and enhancing accessibility.

But especially in times of prosperity and peril, people with disabilities have been left behind.

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