Tag: NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
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Crossing the street safely in Japan
Many of you have probably seen videos of small Japanese children in yellow hats raising their hands before crossing the street, then bowing to…
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Parking for People with Disabilities in the US: Real Enforcement, Real Fines
A lot of people ask me how disability parking works in America and why it seems more orderly than back home. Let me break…
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Accessible Railways = Accessible Cities
Think about it: if your city’s train stations still have only stairs—no elevators, no ramps for wheelchair users, and signs that are hard to…
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เมืองนี้สำหรับทุกคน
Happy Saturday, everyone. Today is a chill day, and I want to drop by and chat with you all a little bit. If you’ve…
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Good urban planning makes life easier and society develops faster
Urban planning isn’t just about maps or roads—it’s the structure that determines whether our daily lives run smoothly or face obstacles. Imagine a city…
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Air Travel Has Another Problem, But Finally…
A few days ago, an electric wheelchair user was getting ready to fly. She did everything right—notified the airline in advance, followed all the…
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ADA: One Law That Changed Everything
Before ADA — no curb cuts, no bus lifts. Wheelchair users crawled into stores. Judy Heumann, polio at 18 months, was denied a teaching…
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Japan’s Government Website Proves Accessibility is Beauty: Lessons from DINF
I recently discovered the story of DINF — Disability Information Resources of Japan — and I have to say it filled me with so…
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Universal Design: Design Once, Everyone Can Use
Friends, have you ever wondered why we have wheelchair ramps, elevator buttons with tactile markings, or captions on videos? That’s Universal Design at work…
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55% Is Not a Coincidence – An Article Everyone Should Read
There’s a number I want everyone to read and stop to think about — 55%. Research from the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, using…