Ask any disabled person about the gap between the ADA’s aspirations and their hard realities. We are often forced to stop in our tracks and weigh the chances of falling and suffering minor or serious injury against the need to go into a library, store, or post office. But it’s more than that. We believe strongly that we deserve a right to exist in the world. We’re just waiting for the rest of the world to truly believe this, too. — The Nation
Writing in The Nation, author Elizabeth Guffey reflects on the ongoing accessibility failures that impede the everyday experiences of countless people in the United States despite the fact that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted 30 years ago.
Guffey takes a look into the #ADAFail photo genre that documents common “access fails," or quotidian instances of inaccessible design that making navigating through the country's built environment frustrating, difficult, and often dangerous for people who have disabilities.
One thing you can say about @NCDOT: Their licensed professional engineers spare no expense in addressing the basic needs of people with disabilities along state highways across the Good Roads State. #HoldMyBeer #ADAfail #LawsuitPlease #UncivilEngineering pic.twitter.com/egm6mw6x1p
— Don Kostelec (@KostelecPlan) November 14, 2019
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