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  • How Denver's Disability Activists Transformed the City

    Natasha Gardner

    July 01, 2018 |

    5280 - The Denver Magazine |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Disability activists have used nonviolent direct action for decades, including lying in the street to protest inaccessible public transit and crawling up the steps of the U.S. Capital to support the Americans with Disabilities Act. “We have never gone out a door that we do not have a solution for,” says ADAPT member Dawn Russell. “That’s ADAPT 101.”

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  • How to Get Wheelchairs on Planes

    William Kremer

    December 17, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, London

    When you step on an airplane, you might not be thinking about people who use wheelchairs, neither are airlines. People who need to use wheelchairs have faced a number of challenges on airplanes, like lost and damaged wheelchairs, not being able to use the restroom, and feeling dehumanized. Some people, are taking matters into their own hands.

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  • A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

    Tina Rosenberg

    December 05, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Children with disabilities often feel excluded in amusement parks where they are prevented from going on rides, and they don't feel included with the other children. Morgan's Wonderland amusement park and Morgan's Inspiration island water park are designed for children or adults with disabilities but can also be used by able-bodied individuals.

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  • Outside Boston, Park Offers Multisensory Experience for All

    Sandra Larson

    November 07, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Watertown, Massachusetts

    The Braille Trail is a $1.5 million riverfront park renovation project in a town outside of Boston that is completely accessible “for people of all ages and abilities.” Over ten years in the making, the project finally came together with support from foundations, government grants, and the nearby Perkins School for the Blind. Providing a multisensory experience for all visitors, the trail has been uploaded since its opening as an inclusive design success.

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