• aMockTie@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Not from the US but currently living here. I would say the Disability Act is the gold standard worldwide. The amount of consideration for people with a variety of disabilities that almost universally applies is exceptionally amazing. It’s kind of shocking to see the dedication to adhering to that law while otherwise abandoning that portion of the population (e.g. Healthcare, SSDI, etc.).

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      Yeah it was surprisingly jarring going to Europe and seeing places that were completely inaccessible by wheel chair. I have never used a wheel chair in my life but I know there’s bars in my area that have mini elevators for peole on wheel chairs to access the lower level that’s only like 4 steps down.

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        1 month ago

        Hold on, I’ll phone the Romans and ask them why they didn’t make the pont du Gard wheelchair accessible

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        They currently live in the US. So, whether they properly answered your prompt seems to depend on your definition of “your country”.