Archive for June 2nd, 2009

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North Wales train stations unfit for disabled

Posted by ghgeorge
June 2, 2009

Only 45% of stations are fully usable by someone in a wheelchair, and 83% are completely understaffed. These are truly terrifying statistics for those that get around by a wheelchair and want to use the train. If someone were to get off at one of these stations the could be stranded there until the next [...]

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Public Housing ignoring ADA

Posted by ghgeorge
June 2, 2009

In Missouri public housing officials are ignoring pleas by the handicapped. Residents that find themselves in public housing because of the ongoing recession/depression are fighting to get into said apartments. Many are finding that the doorways are too narrow for wheelchairs or that housing managers are refusing to install ramps. One couple has been complaining [...]