Follow along as one commuter navigates Philly sidewalks using her wheelchair

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Amanda Parezo, who was paralyzed 18 months ago when a stray bullet hit her spine, is often forced to navigate blocked sidewalks on her mile-long daily commute.
"Philadelphia likes to boast that it is among America’s most walkable cities, but sidewalk blockages make getting around a life-or-death experience for all of us, whether we walk or roll in a wheelchair," writes Inquirer columnist Inga Saffron. Read more about the city's failure to enforce pedestrian safety measures at www.inquirer.c....
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@jamesdavies6228 Жыл бұрын

This is really valuable journalism. Thanks for this.

@boromirofmiddleearth557 Жыл бұрын

Totally pathetic and discriminatory how public sidewalks are blocked by construction, trash, people on bikes. Kudos to this young lady. She is amazing. God bless her. But these guys working were very helpful.

@jasoncarroll8182 3 ай бұрын

Yes, clearly bicycles are worth mentioning here.

@chrisgarrett5942 Жыл бұрын

I deeply commend you Amanda Parezo. May you gain much better health going forward. Thank you for being so resilient, so inspirational. Being wheelchair bound can be challenging even in a hospital/rehab facility. To navigate through so many hazards for a mile to get to work is remarkable, the endurance needed to propel and maneuver with her arms and strategize is inspiring.

@emilyelliott6462 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the coverage of accessibility in Philadelphia! Keep it up

@Miniselkie 22 күн бұрын

I'm an ambulatory or part time wheelchair user. I live in Philadelphia. She is lucky to be in center city. South Philadelphia is horrible and riddled with broken and missing stretches of sidewalk. It's not wheelchair accessible more like wheelchair agressive. I live in south Philly it's really rough here. I wish it were better. I like going to center city because I know it's way easier to navigate and gives my hyper mobile shoulders a bit of a rest.

@trendy4tmrw Жыл бұрын

Plz post on IG, great vid. Accessibility is so important.

@walkingtowheels 8 ай бұрын

9 months and only 81 likes , arrrh I'm not surprised though. People have no idea how difficult it is, being disabled. If it's any consolation, it's no different here in France 🇫🇷 best of luck 👍 😊

@leob4403 2 ай бұрын

French cities are quite different to american cities though?

@Darkt0mb5 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@martinzonsius6404 7 ай бұрын

Die Perle des Ozeans 🥰😍🥰😘😘😘❤️❤️💖💞🌹🌹🌹🌹🐦

@blindthief Жыл бұрын

If she works she can afford a car with hand controls. But ultimately she really needs to get out of these type of cities that do very little or nothing to help the disabled community. As a wheelchair user myself, I find it so frustrating that minority groups such as lgbt and blm can gain so much support while disabled people appear marginalized.

@ballerinaskier 10 ай бұрын

Dr. Amanda Parezo shouldn't have to resort to "getting out of these types of cities." Dr. Parezo is a highly educated OTD raising awareness for accessibility and is a professor of occupational therapy at Thomas Jefferson University. And just because she can afford a car with hand controls doesn't mean it is the accessibility tool that actually gets the job done in a city like this. Philly is also a fantastic healthcare hub, and as a child who was cared for at CHOP, it doesn't get better for pediatrics than Philly. Amanda clearly has the physical skills, a Smoov attachment, a capable chair, and can commute in the absence of clear accessibility barriers. I am debating attending school for my doctorate in Philly, and as a wheelchair user, Dr. Parezo is paving the way for the rest of us. Also, fighting for equal rights is an intersectional issue, so getting mad at the LGBTQ community and other racial minorities is absurd. It's not a pie; their advocacy isn't taking slices away from you; it actually helps move the fight of the disability community forward. We need more intersectional advocacy, but demonizing someone else's fight for equality is wrong on many levels.

@walkingtowheels 8 ай бұрын

I'm disabled 👨‍🦽 and I do drive but I need to exercise, which is really important for my continued health so wheeling myself around is really important for me.

@valerieannrumpf4151 7 ай бұрын

It's really hard and expensive to have a car in any major city regardless if you're able-bodied or disabled. Finding accessible parking in animator city is a pain in the ass too.

@leob4403 2 ай бұрын

@@ballerinaskierwhat you mean demonizing, he/she isn't demonizing anything, he/she is just frustrated that handicap rights are often ignored

@ballerinaskier 2 ай бұрын

@@leob4403 I don’t even know what you’re trying to correct me on but take several seats if you’re trying to correct a disabled person and then saying in the same breath “handicapped rights”