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disability and accessibility - season 2 episode 4


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Curb cuts, ramps, signs written braille—these are just a few examples of the seemingly mundane accessibility accommodations we encounter every day. Though deceptively simple in design, implementing these accommodations took decades’ worth of effort from dedicated activists and policymakers—and there’s still much more work to be done. In their latest episode (recorded February 2024), Chase and Shannon take a look at disability and accessibility: its history, its impact, and its future.


  • ​https://youtu.be/ZKXSg2HiVY4?si=8GxQ0Tv7hDGhV4Lw
  • ​https://youtu.be/MQafuiLGP7g?si=uQBBW0MgBmRjKeAE
  • ​https://youtu.be/85wmj6AugcQ?si=xQqjsxa6JKxnCMX1
  • ​https://youtu.be/tloBMf_KmX4?si=0yUYwy6U_aBMcPO4
  • ​https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2022/05/what-goes-up-must-come-down-a-brief-history-of-new-york-citys-elevated-rail-and-subway-lines/
  • ​https://new.mta.info/accessibility/stations (126 accessible stations of 472)
  • ​https://new.mta.info/elevator-escalator-status (26 elevators down today)
  • ​https://dralegal.org/case/the-history-of-dras-lawsuits-against-the-nyc-metropolitan-transit-authority/
  • ​https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews346Invisible.pdf
  • ​https://www.nps.gov/subjects/accessibility/interagency-access-pass.htm
  • ​https://www.nps.gov/articles/disabilityhistoryrightsmovement.htm
  • ​https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214140520301523
  • ​https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/safety/info-2023/invisible-disabilities.html
  • ​https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/2/589
  • ​Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From The Twenty-First Century, Edited By Alice Wong
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