Arielle experienced the discrimination first hand on our last visit to the Big Apple. I wrote about it here. At the time I had no idea there was a lawsuit filed dealing with the lack of accessible taxicabs in the city.
I read the article Arielle was referring to and was extremely disappointed. Clearly from Mayor Bloomberg’s words it was obvious he had no understanding of the life of someone using a wheelchair. If he did, as a leader, he wouldn’t have used such insensitive language.
ALBANY – Mayor Bloomberg Wednesday brushed off the feds’ effort to make more cabs handicapped-accessible – saying it would inconvenience able-bodied passengers.
The underlying message of this statement is that able-bodied passengers are more important than those with mobility issues. I couldn’t imagine telling a soldier who has just returned from Iraq, paralyzed, and wanting to travel from his hotel to the 9/11 Memorial that there are no accessible taxi’s because it would inconvenience able-bodied passengers. You're going to want to read the rest of this...
