A seat at the table: Disability advocates push for better access when dining out
A seat at the table: Disability advocates push for better access when dining out
By Lindsay Christians, The Cap Times
“…Earlier this summer, the City of Madison’s Disability Rights Commission and Downtown Madison Inc. (DMI) announced the results of a fall 2018 survey about access. They also announced the Access Madison campaign, a collaboration among government staff, downtown businesses and the disability community.
More than 90 respondents to the survey detailed challenges with bus shelters, inadequate accessible parking, lack of seating in public parks, and few accessible restrooms at festivals and community events. Too few restaurants downtown have door-opening buttons (which are not required by the ADA) and many have crowded dining rooms…”