What would seem like a normal, comfortable open space for some people might be filled with hurdles and safety concerns for other people. Whether it is the stairs, elevators, curbs, sloped streets-pedestrians with produced mobility will always find it difficult to go about their normal lives in a city that is not accessible enough.
Although accessible infrastructure is being built at a more rapid pace than ever-a lot of urban planning still is very inaccessible to those with reduced mobility, and there needs to be breakthrough changes in the architectural planning as well as adoption of universal design that offers sustainability and accessibility to each member of the community.
Accessible city would ensure that each person can take part socially, economically and are not marginalised because you’re in accessibility of the infrastructure.
Accessibility can be ensured by the following means
- Following universal design in creating and maintaining entrance, exits, common public places like sports centre, schools, libraries et cetera
- Implementing laws that allow people with reduced mobility or no mobility to utilise resources in the same manner as others.
- Accessible transport as well as social inclusion would allow these people to utilise the communities physical infrastructure as well as the opportunities offered for their benefit.
- By building wheelchair friendly offices, safe elevators, technology that helps people with reduced obility to navigate the city in a better way, building low height receptions at public spaces-all of these measures can play such a powerful role in ensuring that the most important places in the town are accessible.