Disability Rights

A civil right does not and cannot exist where an individual can take no definitive action to enforce it before the law or protect against its violation.

The Olympics have been held outside of the First World only twice in the last 20 years. Investment in wheelchair accessibility comes with these events.

Violations of disabled passengers’ rights under the Air Carrier Access Act occur daily. A wheelchair user who takes 150 flights/year comments on the latest.

Local governments do little to protect the rights of disabled and wheelchair users, allowing taxi companies to violate the ADA equivalent service mandate.

Article detailing the life or death risk to disabled wheelchair users forced to roll in the street when sidewalks are not accessible.

Surprisingly, much of the information available on the internet about accessible travel has been written by able-bodied people.