Recent Streetsblog USA posts about ADA Act

At last year's WeekWithoutDriving, a man in an orange high-vis jacket wheeled a tricycle across a street with no crosswalk. Photo: Disability Rights WA

Opinion: Here’s Why We All Need a ‘Week Without Driving’

By Addie Walker | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights on the Road

By Jeff Wood | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Anna Zivarts from Disability Rights Washington and Paulo Nunes-Ueno from Front and Centered. They join us to talk about the Disability Mobility Initiative and the Mobility Bill of Rights. We also chat about why mobility experiments might make travel harder for disabled travelers and why road safety is a core part of civil rights.

A street in North Baltimore, Md. with a badly damaged sidewalk. A series of orange construction barrels mark an uneven segment of alleyway pavement between two curb cuts that is filled with dried mud and would likely be impassible to many people using assistive devices. Parking lots and brick row homes stand in the background. Image: Max Pixel, CC

Why City Sidewalks Still Miss the ADA Mark

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2021 | No Comments

People with mobility challenges in Baltimore, Md. are celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act this week by filing a lawsuit demanding their city actually follow the historic law — and communities across the country could be the target of similar lawsuits soon.

Senator Tammy Duckworth sits in her wheelchair on a sidewalk in front of a green lawn. She is wearing black glasses, a grey blazer, a white dress shirt, and a black and white polka dotted skirt. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Tammy Duckworth: Every Station Must Be Accessible

By Kea Wilson | May 20, 2021 | No Comments

A groundbreaking new bill would help make every transit station in America accessible to American residents with disabilities — and stop critical accessibility improvements from being put off a moment longer.