MARK BOOKMAN AND THE 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADA
In addition
to his academic work, Mark Bookman collaborated with public sector and private
sector clients in Japan and the United States.
He spoke at
numerous conferences, underscoring that everyone is aging and many will
experience some kind of disability.
Bookman
created a legacy of teaching the intrinsic value of disability inclusion.
His
dissertation on inclusion is being published by the prestigious Oxford
University Press, for release in 2025.
Because I
travel the world speaking about accessibility I want to share some observations
about Tokyo – where I explored access for two weeks while participating in the
world premiere of “Mark – A Call To Action.”
Tokyo, a
highly populated city, that is spread over an enormous space -- could not exist
without its always on time, can get you to everywhere, network of subways and
above ground trains.
Most
essential stations have elevators to get wheelchair users up or down to
boarding platforms. They also have outstanding wayfinding to point the way to
these. I tried 100-plus elevators – 100 percent of them worked.
When I visit
New York, a terribly high percentage of access elevators are out of service.
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