For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course

Dustin Jones must navigate an obstacle course every time he goes out.

Mr. Jones, who uses a wheelchair, gets stuck at sidewalk corners where the curb ramp is too broken to roll over or missing altogether. He has to keep going around the block until he finds a usable ramp. The one time he tried to roll off a curb without a ramp, he almost tipped over into the street. He never did that again.

“I’m not able to move around like I want to on the sidewalk like every other New Yorker,” said Mr. Jones, 29, a disability rights advocate who lives in the Bronx. “I believe it’s very unfair. These types of things should not be happening in a city like this.” . . .

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