Disabled People Are Dying in America’s Crosswalks — But We’re Not Counting Them

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By Claudia FolskaApr 19, 2024, 12:01 am192 pts
Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared in Governing and is republished with permission. I am blind and have been since childhood. If I stepped off the curb into a crosswalk and was killed by a car tomorrow, no one in charge of roadway planning would know that a longer traffic light or a…

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Disabled People Are Dying in America’s Crosswalks — But We’re Not Counting Them

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