Posts filed under: physical accessibility

Sept. 13, 2011
New York Daily News
New model NYC yellow cabs built for wheelchair users
Another new model of yellow cabs could hit city streets before the much ballyhooed "Taxi of the Future" arrives.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical accessibility, physical disability, public policy, transportation

June 5, 2011
New York Post
Brooklyn amputee's sue spree against businesses that aren't handicapped accessible
Zoltan Hirsch, a double amputee in a wheelchair, says he's trying to make New York City more handicapped accessible one lawsuit at a time. But some wonder whether Hirsch -- who has filed 87 federal claims in the last year seeking damages and legal fees -- is crusader or con man.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical accessibility, public policy

May 14, 2011
The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
Journalism major spotlights disability challenges at FAU
Joanne Marszal was born four months premature and suffers from cerebral palsy. She's been confined to a wheelchair for all of her 23 years.
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Filed Under: education, higher education, physical accessibility

May 6, 2011
WNYW-TV (New York)
S.I. Condo Board Balks at Wheelchair Lift for Girl
A 4-year-old girl with cerebral palsy needs a wheelchair lift to get in and out of her home on Staten Island. Her parents have the money to put it in, but they met opposition from the condominium board for Richmond Mews in Bulls Head.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), housing, long-term care, physical accessibility, public policy

April 5, 2011
WBUR-FM (Boston)
Rescue Monkey Becomes Helping Hand After Man’s Accident
Six years ago, Ned Rogers was a 22-year-old college student in Arizona when he was in a catastrophic car accident that left him a quadriplegic and severely brain damaged.
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Filed Under: healthcare, long-term care, parenting, physical accessibility, physical disability, profile, service animal

Aug. 15, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Paul K. Longmore dies at 64; leading disability scholar and activist
Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in his mouth. It took him 10 years, and when he was done, he burned a copy in front of the Federal Building downtown.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, employment, higher education, K-12, long-term care, physical accessibility, physical disability, profile, public policy, Social Security

Aug. 12, 2010
Helena (Mont.) Independent Record
Americans with Disabilities Act: City seeks full compliance
The city of Helena is planning to begin work next year on at least one project aimed at addressing accessibility concerns in the downtown area.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical accessibility, public policy

June 19, 2010
The Washington Post
Philip Kennicott on Michael Graves's 'Revealing Culture' exhibit
In February 2003, architect Michael Graves came down with what he thought was a cold. After a long and frigid site visit to one of his projects, it got worse. A spinal infection was ravaging his body and left him paralyzed. He now uses a wheelchair.
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Filed Under: arts, physical accessibility, profile

June 17, 2010
Claims Journal
Rule Extends Disability Protections to Passenger Ships and Boats
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced the first federal rule to specifically provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protections to people with disabilities who travel on boats and ships. The action comes as the 20th anniversary of the ADA approaches on July 26.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical accessibility, public policy

June 15, 2010
The Orange County (Calif.) Register
Lawsuit: Angels' home lacks wheelchair seats
A Los Angeles man who relies on a wheelchair for mobility has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that his rights were violated at Angel Stadium because he could not access a seat on the stadium's club level.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical accessibility, public policy, recreation

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