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Many elderly people have disabilities which limit their mobility. Do buses, shops and public buildings in?


your county provide easy access for the disabled or are your towns and cities designed mainly for the young and able-bodied? Why is this?

The Americans for Disabilities Act has encouraged public buildings to create means (or retrofit) access to those with limited mobility. But private buildings don't have to comply.

I have a young daughter in a wheelchair and you discover very quickly which buildings and businesses are helpful, and which are not. Overall, I think places have done a pretty good job of making it easier for all abilities (businesses want your money, 'natch), but there's a long way to go.

Believe me in Texas everything is big and so are the hearts of people.
One wonderful example is metro bus and metro lift.

they are afraid people will make fun of them or stare at them i think that is wrong very wrong

In my town here in Nevada there have been a lot of changes in the past few years with the walkways instead of just curbs and elevators being installed in some of the bigger buildings and ramps being put in offices and such so I do see great improvements. I myself have difficulty with a new knee and can't do stairs so it has been helpful.

I have noticed that a majority of the inner city buildings only have disability access where it is common for elderly or the younger disabled people to attend. You don't seem to see easy access for disabled people in nightclubs or gyms, they automatically assume the elderly don't attend these places. Maybe they are in for a surprise.

I am recently disabled, and it is hard for me to walk very far or stand very long, and I use public wheelchairs in buildings where I might stand too long and I see plenty of companies complying with the law to have wheelchair access, it has not been a problem for me...

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