OPINION: New York Needs a ‘Disability’ Agenda
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The status quo of inaccessibility must be done away with immediately, says one Council candidate from the Upper East Side.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Disability
Why Advocates Need to Talk About Seating
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When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.
Op-Ed: What Is an ‘Accessible’ Park, Anyway?
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COVID-19 has brought many lessons for urban planners, illuminating existing inequalities and flaws as well as introducing new challenges. One such lesson, as people seek open space and tranquility in tumultuous times, is that parks and natural areas are crucial to our resilience during crises.
How to Bike With Disabilities and Discrimination
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When it comes to getting out and enjoying life on two wheels, some of the most intimidating barriers we must confront have less to do with hulking SUVs more to do with what types of bodies our entire culture is built to suit — and in a new online speaker series, 13 riders shared the personal stories that shape the way they ride.
Talking Headways Podcast: Disabled by a World Full of Stairs
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Talking to Sara Hendren about her new book about the challenges of the built environment.
Why Walkability is Key to a Dementia-Friendly City
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How do we make urban spaces more dementia-friendly? Many of the solutions are surprisingly simple: walkable urban design and dementia-friendly design are often one and the same.