Member Josh Grisdale
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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…
wheelchairtravel.org
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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I’d particularly be interested in hearing @kamil thoughs – since he lives in Greece!
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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- View 1 reply
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A bit of a discouraging article…
What has your experience been? Have you been turned down by AirBNB?
travelforall.guide
AirBnB listings are not required by AirBnB to comply with discrimination laws and the experience of many guests show that hosts have many prejudices and embody stereotypes of disability.
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Really enjoyed this talk by my friend @bookman
Interesting to think about the connection between disability policy and tourism. In our case (Mark and I), the policy has a very direct connection with the tourism from the Olympics and Paralympics.
What about in your country?
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@bookman , are you related to the mapping group mentioned in the video?
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Oh come on Toronto!
thestar.com
The transit agency in particular highlighted significant obstacles at Islington and Warden stations.
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Totally agree! Come on Toronto I don’t understand why this is so difficult for you to get done!
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