Wednesday, June 29, 2011

In Russia, real estate experts, disabled people say Moscow lacks adapted apartments, housing programs and accessible infrastructure

From The Moscow News in Russia. In the picture, a fifth grader using a staircase hoist cart for wheelchairs at the Comprehensive Secondary School.For five years Moscow City Hall has been trying to force construction companies and municipal departments to adapt homes for people with limited mobility.Much as the city’s authorities wished to make Moscow more accessible, there are only slight changes