\u201cYou notice every crack in the asphalt. You need more time crossing the street,\u201d Youssef said.<\/p>\n
Noseworthy said it\u2019s important for the city to continually invest in new infrastructure and maintain existing infrastructure, such as the sidewalk cuts.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s continuous improvements that will help. It\u2019s not one thing or one annual appropriation. There\u2019s no silver bullet. It\u2019s continuous investments and improvements that will help,\u201d Noseworthy said.<\/p>\n
She added the benefits to ADA-accessible bathrooms, sidewalks and ramps help older people, people with joint problems or people dealing with an array of other health issues.<\/p>\n
Martha Mason, executive director of the Southwest Center for Independence, said, \u201cThe ADA made access a civil right. It\u2019s changed the lives of countless people with disabilities so we could have access to places and activities everyone else has.\u201d<\/p>\n