Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?
Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson has helped build thousands of ramps across Iceland. Now, he wants to bring accessibility to ...
Gross misuse of wheelchair facilities, say airlines citing examples
DGCA addresses misuse of wheelchair services by passengers, plans to establish standardized guidelines for accessibility at ...
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West Fife: Steelend Pensioner left housebound waiting on access ramp
A Steelend pensioner has been left housebound for months whilst waiting for a wheelchair ramp to be installed.
Wheelchair accessible housing hard to find on Long Island, advocates say
"The problem is that the word 'accessible' means a lot of different things to a lot of different people," said a Roslyn ...
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Hebron Historical Society starts new chapter in its headquarters’ history
The new porch is the latest structural change to the building, which dates back to the early 19th century and has stood on ...
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When the pandemic closed her mom’s nursing home to visitors … She moved in
When the CEO responsible for a nursing home in Pittsburgh learned the facility would have to ban visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, she immediately thought of JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, one ...
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$45M project underway to improve Lovers Lane, Highway 198 interchange in Visalia
Traffic at the Highway 198/Lovers Lane Interchange and its adjacent intersections are congested during the morning and ...
Brooklyn residents fight plan to chop down 78 healthy trees in Fort Greene Park, saying it’ll create a ‘summer frying pan’
Plant-loving locals are looking to block the city from chopping down 78 trees in Fort Greene Park – a move they say would ...
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Mitchell Main Street’s Fourth, Second avenues closed for streetscape improvements
Work will include bump outs, all new asphalt, sewer and water main replacement, electrical updates, ADA compliant ramps, and replacement of curb and gutter, and increased storm water capacity.