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> "It's very difficult to get around when you are in a wheelchair, because public transportation is not accessible," I'm from Holland and I know we have an eas
by digitalengineer 11y ago
> "It's very difficult to get around when you are in a wheelchair, because public transportation is not accessible,"
I'm from Holland and I know we have an easier time with my county being called the 'Low Lands' but in the Netherlands we try to make streets and public transport as accessible as possible for wheelchair (and blind) citizens. I visit Paris often and feel there is a lot of room for improvement. It's like they don't care about disabled people at all...
- vinay427 11y agoThe places I've been to in the US seem pretty good, though as a non-disabled person I don't think I'm qualified to say that with any certainty. Anyway, intersections have basically all been updated with the "dots" at the edges of sidewalks, and buses have for years supported wheelchairs. Certainly better than in some less developed countries I've been to where there aren't any handicap parking spots for starters, though of course they deal with more immediate problems.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoPlaces in the US are good because they're required to be by law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Ac...
- icebraining 11y agoFunny timing, since it seems the European Accessibility Act - promised since 2011 - will finally be voted this week: http://www.edf-feph.org/Page_Generale.asp?DocID=13855&thebloc=34373 http://www.edf-feph.org/Page_Generale.asp?DocID=13855&theblo...
- toomuchtodo 11y agoI'm somewhat shocked that the US was actually ahead of Europe on something. Disclaimer: US citizen