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        Accessible Travel Academy
        Josh Grisdale 4 years ago

        A short but interesting read from John Morris.

        What is it like where you live? Here in Japan they want to create a historically accurate reconstruction of Nagoya Castle… originally planned without an elevator. I can somewhat understand not damaging an actual old building, but this is just a reconstruction!

        https://wheelchairtravel.org/historic-buildings-accessibility-lesson-from-ancient-greece-ramps/

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        Historic Buildings, Accessibility and a Lesson from the Ramps of Ancient Greece - Wheelchair Travel

        New research suggests that Ancient Greece embraced limited aspects of inclusive design at an early stage of recorded history.

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        Kamil
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          Josh Grisdale

          I’d particularly be interested in hearing @kamil  thoughs – since he lives in Greece!

          4 years ago
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            Kamil

            Lol I was reading the same article 10′ ago! To be honest I am impressed by the research. I live in Greece and had no idea about the accessibility concerns of the ancient Greeks! The modern ones definitely struggle to follow the positive example of the ancestors 😂

            4 years ago
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              Josh Grisdale

              Hahaha.  Yeah, it would be interesting to read the report he mentioned.

              4 years ago
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            Josh Grisdale

            Here is an article with more info on the temples – and apparently Athens had a welfare system! “Ancient Athens had a disability pension system—if you were disabled and couldn’t work as a result of your disability, you were entitled to maintenance from the city.”
            https://gizmodo.com/sanctuary-temples-in-ancient-greece-had-accessibility-r-1844444752

            4 years ago
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              Kamil

              Interesting! Thanks for the link!

              4 years ago
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