2)I also want you to meet Dustin Jones @EqualAccessNy2 President & Founder
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) July 20, 2021
United For Equal Access NY Inc. He is one of my disability advisers on this campaign. Here he is talking about the lack of accessible transportation in New York City. (Part 1) pic.twitter.com/J7GTNd6wsh
3)Only 25% of New York City subway stations are accessible. This is the lowest percentage of any major transit system in the world. It’s clear the disability community is deprioritized over and over again in NYC. Here is @EqualAccessNy2 discussing it. (part 2) pic.twitter.com/Kz6vSNPFqc
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) July 20, 2021
The inaccessibility of the subway is an historical struggle for the disabled community of NYC. During the pandemic, even with the drastic reduction of ridership due to stay-at-home orders, it remains a pressing and unresolved issue. Disabled people are taking a stance asking for more elevators as only 25% of the subway stations are accessible. In these two short videos, Dustin Jones President & Founder
United For Equal Access NY Inc. discusses his role as an activist, and the consequences of transportation inaccessibility on his life but also for the disability community as a whole. —Yan Grenier