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Paris by Wheelchair: A Seemingly Impossible Challenge
France is supposed to be implementing a sweeping law similar to the Americans with Disability Act, and the capital is utterly unprepared.
France has been late to the game when it comes to wheelchair user access. As the city of Paris prepares for the implementation of a sweeping law similar to the Americans with Disability Act (it will go into effect in just over a year), it's easy to see why.
Cobblestone streets. Cozy bistros. Steep stairs, tiny bathrooms, elevators that can barely hold three standing people, let alone anybody in a wheelchair. This just isn't a place that can be easily retrofitted.