The Role of Governments in Making Cities Accessible. By Luisa Blandon.

 All around the world, there are millions of citizens who have disabilities or conditions that prevent them from living fully independent lives. They are often in need of assistance from another person to do the simple task of crossing the street. But what if governments could change this?

A government is made to protect and improve the living conditions of its citizens. They should be able to look for ways to help everyone and make them feel welcome in the community. Because of this, is that governments should look for ways to modify their cities for them to be easier to navigate for a person with disabilities.

For instance, they could add ramps to the ridge of sidewalks or on stairs so that it can be

available to someone in a wheelchair or with an impairment on their extremities, Secondly,

they could implement braille on signs and railing so a person who is visually disabled can

guide themselves independently. Thirdly, they could make elevators and doorways wider

so a wheelchair could fit through them. Finally, they could put speakers on traffic lights so a

blind individual can know when and where to cross the street and prevent an accident.

To sum up, it is essential for any citizen, no matter their physical condition, to be able to have

the same independence as a person without any type of disability.

Is Roger’s Hall accesible for people with special needs? By Leonardo Arceo.

Roger’s Hall is a really known school in Mérida, but is it accessible for students with disabilities? Many schools struggle with this and can’t offer services to students with

special needs.

I think it’s safe to say that Roger’s Hall IS accessible for students with special needs.  They’ve invested countless resources for this, and the school is designed to give anyone the opportunity to study there; for example, They built ramps, parking space for wheelchairs, etc., and on top of that the school offers various programs that will assign a special teacher to help the students with special needs.

Unfortunately, everything has a downside, and in this case, it is clear that making this complex device or building special modules is very expensive, and they take a long time to be implemented; for example Elevators for wheelchairs, special ramps, etc. And that’s why some people think this is a “waste of the school’s resources” Obviously this is a selfish way of thinking and I think everyone should have the same opportunities when it comes to education.

 In conclusion, Roger’s Hall is very accessible for students with disabilities, and this fact is already known in Mérida and that’s why parents of children with disabilities choose this school for their children’s education.

Is Rogers Hall accessible for students with disabilities?. By Daniela Alama Romero.

Most schools accept students with disabilities, but not all of them have the right spaces and the modifications of the places that they need, like ramps, elevators, or lines on the floor for those that can’t see.

Unfortunately, there are some disadvantages for Rogers Hall that make it more difficult to adapt the spaces properly. Firstly to put an elevator they have to break walls and floor to be able to put it right and it costs a lot of money. Secondly, they have to see that the adaptations do not prevent traffic of people. Thirdly unfortunately there are not many students in Rogers Hall with disabilities.

However, if Rogers Hall makes all these adaptations, more students with disabilities will enter the school. The adaptations would make those students feel good to be able to be with the rest of their classmates and will be able to do all the activities independently.

To sum up, I hope one day Rogers Hall manages to make all the adaptations and activities so that students with disabilities can be part of all the activities and move around freely.

Famous Cities. By Fernanda Ruíz González

The last month we went to Paris, and we walked thru the city, to a certain extent we definitely liked more Japan, it is quite the opposite.

In Paris, we went to the Eiffel Tower but it’s more appreciated it at night definitely we like more the lights of Japan cause it has just more places to take so good pictures and the food is more delicious.

We ate sushi and more but there was one that caught our attention that is the ramen it was so good and that was like a point in favor of Japan because in Paris the food it was quite opposite, well yes and no, we only ate desserts .

On the other hand, we went to Rome it was absolutely amazing to see all the old constructions but we think that absolutely we would not like to live there, we didn’t like the environment.

Famous Cities. By Valentina Rodríguez y Barbara Ramírez.

Progreso and Cancun  are located in the peninsula of México and they are quite the

opposite the only similarity is that they are both beaches.

Cancun is located in Quintana Roo and Progreso in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Cancun is known for being one of the main tourist areas in Mexico and on the contrary, it´s

Progreso that is better known by the inhabitants of Yucatan than by tourists.

Progreso and Cancun are similar up to a certain point. Cancun is known for its shopping

areas and its hotels and Progreso is the opposite since it is known for its food and its rural

areas.

Cancun water is almost crystalline and Progreso water yes and no, it depends on the tide

and the time of year.

In Cancun, there is usually a lot of sargassum, and in Progreso absolutely not.

Famous Cities. By Barbara Ramírez Castro.

Progreso and Cancun are located in the peninsula of México and they are quite the opposite the only similarity is that they are both beaches 

Cancun is located in Quintana Roo and Progreso in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Cancun is known for being one of the main tourist areas in Mexico and on the contrary, Progreso that is better known by the inhabitants of Yucatan than by tourists. 

Progreso and Cancun are similar up to a certain point. Cancun is known for its shopping areas and its hotels and Progreso is the opposite since it is known for its food and its rural areas.

Cancun water is almost crystalline and Progreso water yes and no, it depends on the tide and the time of year.

In Cancun, there is usually a lot of sargassum, and in Progreso absolutely not. 

My Favorite Cities. By José Carlos Ortiz Narváez

Chicago:

When I go to Chicago for the first time it was so good, I saw lots of people and towers like the principal tower names Willis tower it’s a tower that’s 442 meters long when we finished going by the Willis tower we got to the museum of the science and industry, walk to all museum gets all the day because it’s too big and has a lot of games to play in the science area and always have simulators and a ship that’s absolutely big later we go back to the hotel and we sleep because we all tired. The next day we go to the aquarium, and we see a lot of animals very interesting and obviously sharks and dolphins. We go to more attractions like the greenhouse but it’s a lot to say. In conclusion y very like Chicago because are many things to do there and I like the weather it’s cold and there is a lot of wind, but I think that I didn’t come back because it’s the same and I think I get bored easily.

Miami:

Miami is known for the places and that there are some towers, also for the beach and the yachts, when I came, I go to eat at a restaurant on a street that it’s known for the beach that was close to there, we didn’t enter to the sea, but we enjoyed, I would go again. I went to a restaurant next to an airport, the people here it’s very good and good I like staying there and knowing about the United States.