Concept tag
#impairment
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My bus kneels for wheelchairs. What is the difference between an impairment and a disability?
I drive the 413 across Ankara. Our newer buses can lower themselves at the kerb and put out a ramp, which takes about thirty seconds. Some of the older buses can't. A man I see most mornings uses a wheelchair, and on…
Started by Serkan Aydoğdu4 replies132 views -
The building has steps, my legs don’t work: which sentence names my disability?
I have used a wheelchair since a car accident at fourteen. These days I advise NGOs on making public buildings accessible, so I spend a lot of time measuring door widths and arguing with architects about gradients. When I can't get into…
Started by Dima Nasser6 replies216 views