Spectators wave as a float passes by before the start of the inaugural Disability Pride Parade.
Photo: AP
[From article]
New York City hosted its first parade Sunday supporting people with disabilities, with more than 3,000 participants heading up Broadway using wheelchairs, canes and guide dogs.
[. . .]
About 4 percent of New York’s yellow cabs are accessible, said Allan Fromberg, a spokesman for the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, compared to London, where every taxi can handle wheelchairs.
[. . .]
The city has planned a series of events relating to New Yorkers with disabilities. That includes an exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society titled “Gaining Access: The New York City Disability Rights Movement.”
http://nypost.com/2015/07/12/inaugural-disability-pride-parade-draws-thousands/
NYC’s inaugural Disability Pride Parade draws thousands
By Associated Press
New York Post
July 12, 2015 | 6:40pm
[From article]
New York City hosted its first parade Sunday supporting people with disabilities, with more than 3,000 participants heading up Broadway using wheelchairs, canes and guide dogs.
[. . .]
About 4 percent of New York’s yellow cabs are accessible, said Allan Fromberg, a spokesman for the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, compared to London, where every taxi can handle wheelchairs.
[. . .]
The city has planned a series of events relating to New Yorkers with disabilities. That includes an exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society titled “Gaining Access: The New York City Disability Rights Movement.”
http://nypost.com/2015/07/12/inaugural-disability-pride-parade-draws-thousands/
NYC’s inaugural Disability Pride Parade draws thousands
By Associated Press
New York Post
July 12, 2015 | 6:40pm
No comments:
Post a Comment