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CUQUIS: To many people a sidewalk is a way to get around a city, but to others a sidewalk can cause obstacles to getting around. If a sidewalk doesn't have a Curb Cut which is essentially a small ramp on or off the sidewalk, someone with a mobility disability who uses a cane, wheelchair, motorized scooter, or a walker can neither cross the street safely nor cross at all. Curb Cuts sometimes have textured areas that alert people with vision impairments that the sidewalk is transitioning into the street. We're all set up, I'm officially the Bionic Woman! Here in Seattle, we took our cameras out and found that not all sidewalks in Seattle are safe for people to use.
Really? [CUQUIS sighs] Really?
CUQUIS: If you have a Crappy Curb in your neighborhood, post a video or photo using the hashtag #CrappyCurb. Curb cuts are ramps from the sidewalk to the crosswalk that allow people with mobility disabilities to cross the street safely, but sometimes cities only install one Curb Cut for two crosswalks. The one Curb Cut is not within the painted lines of either crosswalk. This causes people with mobility disabilities to travel into oncoming traffic, and the worst case scenario is that someone gets hit. Sometimes, Curb Cuts aren't maintained, which lead to cracks and mobility devices such as my scooter get stuck on crumbling curbs. And in some cases, there are no Curb Cuts at all forcing people to travel longer distances sometimes into oncoming traffic just to get what they need to go. Curb Cuts make sure people with mobility disabilities can navigate the city safely and have equal access. How's your community doing? Send us photos and videos using the hashtag #CrappyCurb. Follow us at Rooted in Rights for more stories from the disability rights movement.
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- 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide, (2)
- 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016), (2)
- 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016), (1)
- 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, (2)
- Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), (1)
- 2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction Pocket Guide, (2)
- 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide, (1)
- 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations), (2)
- 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations), (1)
- ADAAG Manual, (2)
- Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, (2)
- Guide to the ADA Standards, (1)
- Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement), (2)
- DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the ADA Requirements to Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing, (1)
- 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations, (2)
- ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide, (2)
- Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, Part I of II: Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices, (1)
- Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide, (1)
- KIROLA v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, (3)
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