Taxis for all: NYC must fulfill its pledge to make 50% of yellow taxis wheelchair accessible nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By some measures, the New York City subway system is one of the most accessible to people in wheelchairs or with other challenges: It has 130 accessible stations, the most in North America. By other measures, it is abysmally inaccessible, since about two-thirds of all stations are useless to such people.
MTA Honors Disability Rights Fighter Edith Prentiss With a Plaque
arrow The plaque at the 175th Street A station is unveiled on July 28, 2021 Marc A. Hermann / MTA
At the 175th Street station in upper Manhattan, MTA officials and board members, local political leaders, and several disability rights groups gathered in front of the elevator at what was Prentiss’ home station, to unveil the new plaque, bearing the name of the cantankerous and righteous advocate.
“When you see a new elevator opening or a platform gap close, or accessible art in our system, know that Edith Prentiss made it happen,” said Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s Chief Accessibility Officer.
The world could use more people like Edith Prentiss
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The world lost a leader last month. Outside her home community of New York City, the loss of her flame was hardly noticed. Yet she and disability advocates across the nation have had and continue to have impacts far beyond their recognition.
On March 28, 2021,
The New York Times reported the tragic death of Edith Prentiss at the age of 69. Prentiss began using a wheelchair in her late 40s because of worsening medical conditions. A social worker who spent her career facilitating equity for others suddenly found herself advocating to remove barriers she was personally encountering.
Fighter for fairness: Edith Prentiss was a champion supreme for people with disabilities nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.