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May 29, 2007 Car service Washington: Mayor Bloomberg dodged addressing concerns of people with disabilities regarding the accessibility of taxis in New York ( "Groovy eco trip", May 23). Without proper consideration of the barriers aspects of car design present to people with disabilities, an entire mode of transportation is made completely off-limits to an entire population of people. This is a matter of civil rights, not preferences, and the mayor would do well to acknowledge the difference. -- President and CEO Andrew J. Imparato, American Association of People with Disabilities Berkeley, California: Mayor Bloomberg's recent statement of complete disregard for the needs of people with disabilities in New York City for disability-accessible taxis not only hurts New York's aging and physically impaired residents, but is also an insult to other Americans with disabilities like me who travel to New York regularly on business or to simply see a play or a museum exhibit. His callousness is truly shocking. -- Marilyn Golden, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Note: This entry ends here. |
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