Tag: disability
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How a café is tackling the disability employment crisis
Café Joyeux in Midtown gives job opportunities to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Riders sue the city over inaccessible subway stations
A lawsuit states dangerous platform gaps and inoperable elevators violate human rights.
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Public transit in Midtown West often a ‘nightmare’ for the disabled
Just under half of the subway stations in Midtown West are accessible, which often makes commuting miserable for workers and residents who cannot use stairs.
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27 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act passes, advocates push MTA for change
New York City disability advocate organizations speak up about MTA’s lack of accessibility.
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People with disabilities report obstacles despite Lincoln Center’s continuous efforts to improve accessibility
Lincoln Center still falls short when it comes to accessibility for people with disabilities, according to audience members at a recent outdoor concert series.
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City’s only theater for the disabled takes on a new challenge
Theater Breaking Through Barrier’s new production, The Granduncle Quadrilogy, is more physically challenging for its cast members than its traditional repertoire. The group has just brought the play to Croatia.
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The NYPL creates the largest audio archive of persons living with disabilities
The New York Public Library’s oral histories project, Visible Lives, is now the nation’s largest audio archive of persons living with disabilities.
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City makes slow progress on subway improvements for the visually impaired
The new Hudson Yards subway station shows what’s being done — and what isn’t — for the vision-impaired traveler.
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Elevator upgrades at 57th Street station entrance moved to 55th Street
The MTA’s long-awaited plans to install elevators at 57th Street station have begun, to the relief of wheelchair-bound passengers.
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