Showing posts with label DIGNITY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIGNITY. Show all posts
Friday, September 4, 2026

DISABILITY VISIBILITY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

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WHEELCHAIR USERS IN DIVERSE PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD Disability Visibility Project: The High Line New York.  Internationally acclaimed li...
Thursday, September 3, 2026

ARCHITECTS THAT WANT TO HIDE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS TO THE SIDE

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OR BACK OF BUILDINGS ARE BIGOTED ABLEISTS. PERIOD. Wheelchair ramps are an abomination. They ruin the façade. Fire escapes. So sculp...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

BARELY 25% OF NEW YORK’S ESSENTIAL SUBWAY TRAINS

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ARE ACCESSED BY ELEVATORS – FIX THIS MAYOR MAMDANI The MTA's 2025-2029 Capital Plan commits nearly $7.1 billion to station accessibili...
Monday, August 31, 2026

FAULTY CURB RAMPS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE

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THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO INCLUSIVE MOBILITY WITH DIGNITY Too much patchwork, narrow & dangerous curb ramp in one of the busiest places in...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MUST BE MAINTAINED

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DURING SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION This is a great way to safely maintain wheelchair accessible pedestrian mobility when th...
Friday, August 28, 2026

IS SEGREGATION EVER A GOOD THING? THE ANSWER IS NO

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DISABLED AND NON DISABLED PATRONS SHOULD SHARE THE SAME MAINSTREAMED, INCLUSIVE ENTRANCE TO A MUSEUM Reflection in twin pools/fountains in...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

REFUSING TO DESIGN CITIES FOR ALL IS NOT HEALTHY

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IT IS TOXIC ABLEISM Many ableists think now that we have home delivery of food, medicine, clothes, etc. — there is no need to make the bui...
Monday, August 24, 2026

THE HIGH LINE NYC GETS THUMBS UP FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

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PATH OF TRAVEL IS LEVEL, GENTLY GRADED, UNOBSTRUCTED & OVERALL OUTSTANDING & RAMPED/ELEVATOR ACCESS IS GOOD The High Line has five...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

“THAT SILLY WHEELCHAIR USER IS PLAYING IN THE STREET/BIKE LANE”

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NO, THEY ARE THERE BECAUSE THE SIDEWALK IS NOT SAFE 99 times out of 100, when a wheelchair user takes the bike lane instead of the sidewal...
Thursday, August 20, 2026

ALL MOBILITY DEVICES ARE COOL

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WHEELCHAIRS = FREEDOM, NOT LIMITATION Industrial Designer Kazuo Kawasaki's goal was to create a wheelchair that felt as good, and look...
Friday, July 31, 2026

SUPER DISABILITY FRIENDLY, UNIVERSAL DESIGN VANGAURD

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CURB EXTENSIONS MAKE THIS CROSSWALK SAFER FOR ALL   Kudos to these pedestrian friendly, super wheelchair accessible curb extensions. The...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

DOUGLAS ROAD IS A MAJOR CORRIDOR

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NARROW SIDEWALKS AND PINCH POINTS DESTROY WHEELCHAIR ACCESS FOR MANY SW 37 AVENUE SEGMENTS BETWEEN CORAL GABLES-MIAMI After walking 7 blocks...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

ABLEIST DESIGNERS’ BIG LIE IS ACCESSIBILITY IS EXPENSIVE

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN PROVES OUT TO BE COST EFFECTIVE EVERY TIME Universal Design and wheelchair access are NOT expensive. An apartment entrance ...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

MIAMI BEACH SHOULD BE SOUTH FLORIDA’S MOST DISABILITY-FRIENDLY CITY

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BUT EVERY 10 TH STREET HAS A POORLY DESIGN, TERRIBLY BUILT         AND HORRIBLY MAINTAINED SIDEWALK More than half of this sidewalk in a he...
Saturday, July 11, 2026

THE CITY OF MIAMI MAY FINALLY TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE SIDEWALKS REMAIN SAFE AND OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MUST FOLLOW SUIT, SO MAJOR COUNTY STREETS REMAIN BARRIER FREE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND ALL PEDESTRIANS I had the...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

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FUNCTIONAL, FLEXIBLE, COST-EFFECTIVE – BEAUTIFUL Brilliant example of Universal Design on super elongated picnic table on the Underline near...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

GREAT CITIES NEVER CLOSE SIDEWALKS DURING CONSTRUCTION

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THEY VALUE THE LIVES, SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF PEDESTRIANS BY REQUIRING SCAFFOLDING TO MAINTAIN SIDEWALKS DURING YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT High prai...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

THE CITY OF MIAMI’S AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY’S MOBILITY PRIORITIES ARE UPSIDE DOWN AND DO NOT SAFEGUARD PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS HUNDREDS OF REGULATIONS FOR CARS IN STREETS – BUT WE SHAMEFULLY HAVE VIRTUALLY NO REGULATIONS TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS ON...
Monday, July 6, 2026

MAINTAINING SIDEWALKS DURING CONSTRUCTION IN THE RIGHT THING TO DO

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CLOSING SIDEWALKS FOR YEARS VIOLATES THE ADA AND EVERY MORAL OBLIGATION TO SAFE MOBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PLUS ALL PEDESTRIANS Y...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR CITY FACILITATES LARGE SCALE CONSTRUCTION WHILE MAINTAINING SIDEWALK SAFETY DURING DEVELOPMENT

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MIAMI CLOSE SIDEWALKS FOR YEARS WHILE PEDESTRIANS, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, RISK THEIR LIVES CROSSING THE STREET TO CONTINUE THE...