It's worth remembering that accessible sidewalks aren't merely an issue of convenience; for the increasing mobile population of wheelchair users they can be a matter of life and death. In 2001 Elias Gutierrez — a Fresno, Calif., disability activist who had long campaigned against the lack of curb cuts in his city - was struck and killed by a car while unavoidably riding his wheelchair in the street. His has not been the only such tragedy. "I have a file an inch thick," Hyten says, "of stories from around the country about people who have been injured or killed because of a lack of accessible sidewalks and curb cuts."..........................
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