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From: Tzipporah.Benavraham@f608.n107.z1.fidonet.org (Tzipporah Benavraham)
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Subject: Re: I Need Some Support
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Date: 8 Aug 90 21:06:06 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Donna, the blind of NYC had the same problem in 1983. Many blind people 
(18) fell between cars! We led a hue and cry about it.. had committee 
meetings and screamed at Mayor Koch.. even Picketted. we won! we got 
barriers between the cars so only the doors were possible to go 
through. One of my dearest friends, Esther Herz, dies at W 4th street 
that way .. and I was just getting mobility training then for the 
subways. I could still walk them (am in a wheelchair now). We also got 
an abrasive strip 12 inches from the edge of the platform on ALL 
stations so nobody could mistake it. The cane would feel it. Just an 
idea. The ACB fought hard for this.. It was really sad.. but we DID 
something about it.

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