Handicaps are created, not inherent.
If a sidewalk has high curbs, awkward slopes, abrupt corners, broken pavement, then yes, being in a wheelchair is a handicap. But if a street has speaking signage, signalling that works by scent, and vibration-based barriers, then vision becomes a handicap (especially at night!)
In this city where cars rule, the pedestrian road system seems designed to discourage walking, with irregular signs and footpaths worn across medians. Being car-less is a handicap, with wide separations and dangerous crossings. Is this just neglectful, or designed?
(reblogging myself)
