Sentences with phrase «are accessible to wheelchair»

All of the museum's public galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who can not use stairs.

All of the Museum's public galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who can not use stairs.

A survey in St. Louis, Missouri, by the former director of the Healing Community Project, O. Walter Wagner, indicated that only 1 per cent of St. Louis church buildings were accessible to wheelchairs.

(I) the car adjacent to the end of the dining car through which a wheelchair may enter is itself accessible to a wheelchair;

The new building with the current exhibition, the museum café and the museum store is accessible to wheelchair users.

All areas of the exhibition are accessible to wheelchairs.

The Whitechapel Gallery is accessible to wheelchair users.

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It's particularly discouraging that this is happening in the UK, where the team has led the way on partnerships with local groups to increase the number of wheelchair - accessible and electric vehicles on the road.

«We're looking forward to working with additional transit agencies in the coming months to bring more wheelchair accessible routes to Google Maps,» Google product manager Rio Akasaka said in a blog post.

Whatever the means, the subject must be brought into the open, where people can deal with it, rather than fear it: Clergy can also work to make the church facilities architecturally accessible by installing wheelchair ramps as well as making bathrooms accessible to wheelchairs.

Social responsibility is a key part of the business and the cafe is the first in Georgia to be accessible to blind and visually impaired customers and those using wheelchairs.

Offering an amazing opportunity to camp at one of the state's most beautiful beaches, this location is also wheelchair / stroller accessible.

Caregiver duties and responsibilities can include: Assisting with personal care: bathing and grooming, dressing, toileting, and exercise Basic food preparation: preparing meals, shopping, housekeeping, laundry, and other errands General health care: overseeing medication and prescriptions usage, appointment reminders and administering medicine Mobility assistance: help with getting in and out of a wheelchair, car or shower Personal supervision: providing constant companionship and general supervision Transportation: driving to and from activities, running errands, and help getting in and out of wheelchair - accessible vehicle Emotional support: being a stable companion and supporter in all matters personal, health - related and emotional Care for the elderly: orienting or grounding someone with Alzheimer s disease or dementia, relaying information from a doctor to family members Back - up care (or respite) services: providing other caregivers a break Home organization: help with organizing

The training room is on the ground floor, there is full access to the building and training room and there is a wheelchair accessible toilet as well as baby changing facilities in all toilets.

STREAMWOOD — The Streamwood Park District Board hoped to buy playground equipment based on community input, but its effort came to naught when it was discovered the equipment chosen by residents wasn't fully wheelchair accessible.

We have one orchard closer to the farm stand that is wheelchair accessible.

Also called «sensory trails,» the broad, generally flat paths have been created to accommodate wheelchairs and guide animals, and can include specially designed ropes, rails, and Braille signage, as well as audio tours accessible by cell phones and other smart devices.

Highlights include establishment of a trail system that is mostly wheelchair accessible; programs reaching out to 40 schools and 230,000 residents within a two - mile radius; and, in partnership with the city of Boston, creation of the George Robert White Environmental Conservation Center, which models environmentally sound building practices.

Weisman argues that Uber has failed to address demand for wheelchair - accessible vehicles and as such is undoing years of work advocates have put in to ensure disabled New Yorkers have easy access to transportation.

NEW YORK — Embattled City Comptroller John Liu threatened Wednesday to kill the «Taxi of Tomorrow,» warning the plan was «dead on arrival» unless all new cabs were made wheelchair accessible.

De Blasio is proposing a 30 - cent surcharge on all taxi rides to make the city's yellow cab and outerborough limousine fleet more wheelchair accessible.

Mayor de Blasio is proposing a 30 - cent surcharge on all taxi rides to make the city's yellow cab and outerborough limousine fleet more wheelchair accessible.

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa is getting into New York's ride - hailing debate, urging his fellow Democrat, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to require companies like Uber and Lyft to make a portion of their fleet accessible to people in wheelchairs.

With five bills headed for a hearing today, the United Spinal Association and other groups say the Council should be pursuing legislation to force Uber to make its cars accessible to wheelchair users.

A federal appeals court says New York City doesn't have to require its fleet of licensed yellow taxis be wheelchair accessible, reversing an earlier ruling and upsetting disability advocates.

The Executive Chamber will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids / services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.

Under a deal with the city, half of yellow cabs are supposed to be wheelchair accessible by 2020, but the requirement doesn't apply to services like Uber.

With five bills headed for a hearing Monday, the United Spinal Association and other groups say the Council should be pursuing legislation to force Uber to make its cars accessible to wheelchair users.

De Blasio spokeswoman Rosemary Boeglin said Sunday that the administration is «exploring avenues to secure accessibility improvements in the for - hire vehicle fleet,» while noting it has already taken steps to ensure half the city's yellow - cab fleet is wheelchair accessible by 2020.

The Rabsky Group built three buildings that are not accessible to people in wheelchairs, the suit says.

When planning an interview trip, for example, he only needed the hotel to be wheelchair accessible; he didn't need the department's lab spaces to be accessible.

A further advantage of the app is that the navigation functions allow users to call up wheelchair - accessible routes, for example, or disabled toilets.

The first issue was simply getting to classes with no public transport accessible to wheelchair users and, because she lived outside the city, no access to the transport provided for the disabled in Genoa.

Located next to Pinewood Social it's affordable, wheelchair accessible, and versatile in it's configuration options.

You don't want to go through all that hassle of finding great wheelchair accessible restaurant and organizing your transport if the date is gonna be terrible.

Outside the classroom, the challenges can seem more difficult, but accessible pathways in the grounds provide a way to enable wheelchairs to move around and areas can be set up that are accessible to all.

Think of a wheelchair - accessible ramp to a building: Not every single person needs it, but it significantly removes barriers for those who do, and signifies to everyone that the building is an accessible place.

Ideal for schoolyards, parks and public spaces, Escola not only provides ergonomic comfort to its users and heightens social interactions, but is easily accessible to wheelchairs, prams and high chairs.

Ramps for wheelchairs to make as much of the garden accessible as possible and textured paving to help those with a visual impairment get around the garden are important features that can be made to look attract as well as being practical.

When curbs were cut to make sidewalks wheelchair accessible, those changes may have appeared to some as expensive and unnecessary.

hosting events in locations that are close to public transportation and accessible to people who use wheelchairs;

(5) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new van with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, which is to be used to provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new van need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the entity can demonstrate that the system for which the van is being purchased or leased, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to such individuals equivalent to the level of service provided to the general public;

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to build a new station for use in intercity or commuter rail transportation that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a responsible person to fail to make existing stations in the intercity rail transportation system, and existing key stations in commuter rail transportation systems, readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.

Where the public entity is undertaking an alteration that affects or could affect usability of or access to an area of the facility containing a primary function, the entity shall also make the alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area and the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, upon completion of such alterations, where such alterations to the path of travel or the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area are not disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost and scope (as determined under criteria established by the Attorney General).

(7) the remanufacture by such entity of a rail passenger car that is to be used to provide specified public transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, or the purchase or lease by such entity of such a rail car, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.

-- If a private entity which operates a fixed route system and which is not subject to section 304 purchases or leases a vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or less (including the driver) for use on such system after the effective date of this subparagraph that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, it shall be considered discrimination for such entity to fail to operate such system so that, when viewed in its entirety, such system ensures a level of service to individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, equivalent to the level of service provided to individuals

(6) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new rail passenger car that is to be used to provide specified public transportation, and for which a solicitation is made later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; and

(ii) to any individual with a disability who needs the assistance of a wheelchair lift or other boarding assistance device (and is able with such assistance) to board, ride, and disembark from any vehicle which is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities if the individual wants to travel on a route on the system during the hours of operation of the system at a time (or within a reasonable period of such time) when such a vehicle is not being used to provide designated public transportation on the route; and

-- Subject to subsection (c)(1), it shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a public entity which operates a fixed route system to purchase or lease, after the 30th day following the effective date of this subsection, a used vehicle for use on such system unless such entity makes demonstrated good faith efforts to purchase or lease a used vehicle for use on such system that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.