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Wheelchair tours show Colombia’s Medellín from a different perspective

Business, Economics and Jobs

In Colombia, one company is introducing visitors to the city of Medellín by taking them around on wheelchairs that are pulled by electric handbikes and can reach speeds of about 25 mph. The tours are led by people with disabilities and are part of a broader effort to make the city more accessible to all, led by a very persistent businessman. Manuel Rueda reports.

Hong Seo-yoon says travel is a great way to bring down barriers between people with disabilities and the nondisabled.

Bringing down barriers for travelers with disabilities in Korea

Lifestyle & Belief
two women read audio descriptions for a theater

Visually impaired non-English speakers face accessibility language barrier at the movies

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Twenty years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Conflict & Justice

Disability rights advocate paints picture of changing Russia

Global Politics

Mainstream tech opens doors for blind people

Environment

How conventional technologies like iPhones can help blind people find better, more affordable ways to level the playing field.

Yulia Simonova: Making Russia’s Disabled Less Invisible

Lifestyle & Belief

Yulia Simonova is a 30-year-old disability advocate in Russia. She’s used a wheelchair since she was 10 years old. She says she sees a lot of changes in Russia since then. For one thing, people with disabilities are more visible.

Wheelchair Diaries: Getting Around Europe on Four Wheels

Arts, Culture & Media

Reid Davenport planned to spend a semester abroad in Italy. He was talked out of it because he uses a wheelchair. He decided to go Europe to make a documentary for people with physical disabilities there. Brigid McCarthy has the story.

The World

Making Iraq accessible for the disabled

Health & Medicine

When public services crumble in Iraq, so does accessibility for the disabled. The Takeaway is joined by Tiana Tozer, who works for Mercy Corps, an organization that helps disabled Iraqis learn how to change cultural preconceptions and advocate for help.