BY DAVY V.
The Center for Disability Rights is calling for a meeting with Rochester, New York Mayor Malik Evans, after a disabled man in a motorized wheelchair was run over by a City of Rochester garbage truck.
The man died on the scene on Hudson Avenue.
A survey on sidewalk accessibility in the City of Rochester, New York found thousands of
The report found the following:
IN 220 MILES OF SIDEWALK
65,965 ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS
ONE IN EVERY 18 FEET
92% OF SIDEWALK CURB RAMPS FAIL ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
54,000 UNEVEN SIDEWALK JOINTS
As of the time of The Davy V. Blog publishing this story, Rochester, New York Mayor Malik Evans has not commented on the disabled man's death, or on the safety issues when it comes to wheelchair accessibility on Rochester sidewalks.
The Davy V. Blog will be updating this story.
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