How can we create an accessible and inclusive city? By Guadalupe Paredes Escalante.

Beyond their physical, mental, or sensory impairments, people with disabilities
face barriers to inclusion in various aspects of life; they tend to have fewer socioeconomic opportunities; less access to education, and high poverty rates. Discrimination is sometimes the main obstacle to full and equal participation.

 How can we create an accessible and inclusive city?

An accessible city must guarantee people with disabilities free access to the
environment, transport, public spaces, and information.
This can be achieved, for example: with the creation of ramps, elevators, sidewalks, signs, or information points with the Braille system, pedestrian
crossings or traffic lights with longer duration and sound, and the use
of tactile floors, among other options.

But to make a city more accessible, one must not only think about mobility. Social inclusion and equal opportunities, both physical and labor, social, cultural, or recreational, are also important.

I believe that it is necessary to sensitize the entire society with massive campaigns that stimulate a greater degree of understanding of the issue and solidarity to further help these people to overcome their limits. And we must include them because they are people like us, so they will live very happily.

United we can all help more. Where there is unity, there is victory.