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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.
Kamil5 Comments-
I’d particularly be interested in hearing @kamil thoughs – since he lives in Greece!
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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 😂
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Hahaha. Yeah, it would be interesting to read the report he mentioned.
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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-
Interesting! Thanks for the link!
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