#pedestrian dignity

[theradicalace]

had some thoughts re: car centric infrastructure, hostile architecture, and public accessibility

[thoughtportal]

jaanavi kandula

[yr-tiktok-mom]

Maybe Elon Musk doesn’t have the best ideas

https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdUhaaXu/

[mandana-the-service-pup]

Vigilante Justice

The maintenance crew decided to block the sidewalk with brush (for days-weeks). I’m confined to a rollator now, so Mandana happily volunteered to clear the path for me.

I highly recommend checking out the content made by Pedestrian Dignity (Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube). He does a great job of highlighting why this kind of stuff matters. Also, if you aren’t familiar with the Medical Model VS Social Model of Disability then please educate yourself on it.

To put it simply, the Medical Model says I couldn’t walk on this sidewalk because I’m disabled and that the responsibility is on me to adapt to the world (which I did); whereas, the Social Model says I couldn’t walk on this sidewalk because our world is unnecessarily inaccessible by design and that accessibility is an issue that affects EVERYONE so it should be prioritized.

In this case, I’m sure the maintenance crew probably assumed most people would be able to go around the brush pile without issue. But it IS an issue. It affects the disabled, but also elderly, kids on bikes, moms pushing strollers, people walking their dogs, people driving by, abled-bodied people who are temporarily burdened (such as carrying something or if they have an injury such as a sprained/broken ankle).

If we taught our children and designed our world to prioritize accessibility, then EVERYONE would benefit.

[thoughtportal]

go to your local government meetings. Organize events like this in your city.

[thoughtportal]

this can be done in so many cities

[thoughtportal]

this is an unsafe crosswalk

[thoughtportal]

decriminalized jaywalking