Each time we hang out I am reminded of just how much more needs to be done to make our city accessible to those who are in wheelchairs and/or need assistance getting around the city.
I couldn’t even begin to think of what a full-time Columbia University student who primarily uses a wheelchair would need to do to attend the university and travel off campus. I could not believe the lengths to which my colleague had to go in order to join me on campus. First, he would need to go to the 125th Street A,B,C,D station and hope that both elevators were in service.
When I spend time with my friend who uses a wheelchair, I am reminded of all of the things I take for granted. Restaurants that claim to be accessible, however, have “just two steps” to get inside, thus rendering it impossible for someone using a wheelchair to access. Or the myriad of sidewalks that lack the slope leading into the street to the curb thus making the “step” to the street incredibly dangerous for anyone who uses a wheelchair.
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