Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night! 🚌
“One of the most impressive things I’ve found during our trip around the US has been the consistent implementation of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), particularly when it comes to buses. Back in London, I am refused access to buses on a regular basis; either the bus has a pushchair taking up the wheelchair space, or the ramp is broken. Sometimes, the driver simply can't be bothered to get the ramp out. Discrimination on public transport is something I've just come to accept. In many, many other parts of the U.K., wheelchair users simply cannot use buses at all. This video was filmed in Lake Tahoe, a small, rural, sparsely-populated 'city' on the border between Nevada and California. None of the bus drivers we met had needed to operate the wheelchair lift before, but the lift was still installed and functioning, ready and waiting for someone like me. As with every other bus we've used in the US, there were not one but two designated wheelchair spaces onboard - plenty of space for other wheelchair users, or pushchairs. I can't express what a relief it is to wait at a bus stop knowing you won't have to fight to get on; knowing the driver both can and will help you board. (Of course, when we got to our destination, the Tahoe Mountain Brewing Company, they had access too. Because everyone does.)” - @abbisigns