HONORING A LEGACY WHILE LEARNING FROM JAPAN

MARK BOOKMAN AND THE 34^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADA

The other huge takeaway -- from my trip to Tokyo to attend the world premiere of “Mark – A Call To Action” -- was the super clean and accessible public restrooms.

Even the largest commuter train stations in America often lack restrooms and when they have them, they are filthy and often ill-equipped for people with disabilities.

Virtually every restroom area had a men’s, women’s and unisex/accessible restroom.

The accessible ones were huge – and featured easy to toggle levers, located low toward wheelchair height, for locking the stall for privacy.

Some even had automatic door openers and closers and a good number featured adult changing stations.

Equally clean, well-maintained and fabulously-accessible free public restrooms are everywhere – at parks, by bridges, even in narrow old alleys famed for tiny shops serving ramen and Japanese beer.