Let's make New Orleans the "World's Most Accessible City"

KamaAina

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Wed Sep-14-05 02:28 PM
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Let's make New Orleans the "World's Most Accessible City"

it has long been known as the "World's Most Interesting City"; no argument here!

Think about it. All that new construction. All those major modifications. And all of it triggering ADA -- unless the repukes manage to "suspend" it for the emrgency, and I wouldn't put it past 'em, either. :puke:

But barring that, once all is said and done, what we will have is the most ADA-compliant of all cities, suitable for meetings, headquarters of disability groups, and much, much more. I had heard of a similar proposal for citywide accessibility involving Adelaide, Australia. No offense, Adelaide, but we deserve the best, and New Orleans will again be the best.

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daninthemoon

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Wed Sep-14-05 02:42 PM
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1. How about integrated, too?

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KamaAina

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Wed Sep-14-05 03:15 PM
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2. Actually many of us view disability rights as a civil rights issue

so the two issues are not wholly separate.

The laudable goal of creating a racially integrated New Orleans -- or rather, re-creating it, since it never was segregated under French or Spanish rule and, in fact, did not become so until after the Civil War -- is outside the scope of the Disability Issues forum.

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deek

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Wed Sep-14-05 06:08 PM
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3. perhaps

The poster was referring to integration regarding people with disabilities? :shrug:

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