1. It's appalling that more subway stations in NYC aren't handicapped accessible. It cuts off disabled people from so many opportunities.
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2. And a lot of stations that theoretically are h accessible really aren't, because the elevators & escalators are poorly maintained.
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3. It's a form of discrimination/segregation, allowing this. Older people are hit particularly hard.
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4. My dad uses a walker. It's one of the reasons he doesn't visit New York very often. Our options for doing things are limited.
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5. People who don't have mobility issues don't appreciate how much time they add to a day. So many things must be planned, scheduled.
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6. I was just looking at the new bay ridge subway station through the windows of a train last night, thinking how beautiful it looked.
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7. MTA should not renovate any more subway stations without making them completely accessible to disabled people. There's just no excuse.
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Also people with young kids in strollers.
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It is a vry *actionable* form of discrimination. (Title III, ADA (& must be NY flavor ver). What on earth could MTA be asserting in defense?
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