DISABILITY VISIBILITY PROJECT – PHOTO IMAGE NUMBER 100

CONEY ISLAND JULY 4, 2026

Disability Visibility July 4, 2026 at the original Nathan’s hot dogs Coney Island. Celebrating diversity as part of our nation’s 250th.

Annual hot dog eating contest took place right around the corner.

DISABILITY VISIBILITY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

WHEELCHAIR USERS IN DIVERSE PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD

Disability Visibility Project: The High Line New York. 

Internationally acclaimed linear green space created from a former elevated railway. 

It features multiple elevators and ramps for wheelchair access.

THE HIGH LINE NYC GETS THUMBS UP FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

PATH OF TRAVEL IS LEVEL, GENTLY GRADED, UNOBSTRUCTED & OVERALL OUTSTANDING & RAMPED/ELEVATOR ACCESS IS GOOD

The High Line has five public elevators for barrier-free access.

This one is at 14th Street and 10th Avenue.

At any given time, at least one elevator is out of service.

Check https://thehighline.org/elevator-status

DISABILITY VISABILITY

IT’S A THING

Multiple U.S.  federal agencies have documented that one in four persons in America has some type of disability.

Never have so many tens of millions been so invisible.

“I never see anybody in those accessible parking spaces”

“We shouldn’t do away with steps into a building for a special interest.”

“Why should we make our restaurant/shop accessible to a tiny fraction of people?”

I’ve heard these and far worse 10,000 times and counting.

All are wrong headed and mean spirited.

First off, people with disabilities and their families represent one of the biggest buying power blocs in the nation.

Second, why are people who would NEVER dismiss the rights and validation of people of a race/religion/gender/orientation different from their own – be so willing to be totally dismissive of people with disabilities and trample their rights?

I don’t know the answer, but I think its’ because for some common character flaw in the non-disabled, people with disabilities are all but invisible.

That why, this year I’m going to publish lots of images of people with disabilities immersed in everyday city life.

It will prove the need for wheelchair access for subways, parks, restaurants, offices, universities, buses, sidewalks and everything else everyday people immerse themselves in.