Welcome
I admire hummingbirds for their intense vitality, their breathtaking beauty, and their exquisite grace. And I’m inspired by their complete freedom of movement. They are the only birds with the ability to fly in all directions, including backwards, sideways, and upside down. Some species travel 1,200 miles nonstop during migration. Hummingbirds can go practically anywhere.
I don't expect to turn into a hummingbird anytime soon. In the meantime, I'd settle for the ability to go anywhere most able-bodied people can go and do what most able-bodied people can do.
This website offers information and education about typical barriers faced by people in wheelchairs and the primary remedy available to make public spaces more accessible: the Americans with Disabilities Act, more commonly referred to as the ADA.
The View from a Wheelchair
Congress enacted the ADA in 1990 and passed it into law in 1992. Unfortunately, it left enforcement largely in the hands of people with disabilities. As a result, provisions of the law remain widely disregarded by businesses, churches, educational institutions, movie theaters, concert venues, restaurants, and many other places open to the general public.
The civil rights of those with disabilities are violated every time they're denied the same benefits and privileges as the able-bodied. Yet relatively few have the time, energy, courage, and fortitude to insist that these rights are honored and protected in accordance with the law.
I invite you to view the situation from the vantage point of someone in a wheelchair.
