• No parking

  • Single-stair buildings

  • A street width most fire departments wouldn’t allow

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    I assume OP means as opposed to having a ramp or elevator.

    The Americans with Disabilities Act is something I consider a major achievement of this country, and I don’t even have a physical disability like that.

    It’s a level of compassion for fellow humans that seems like it will never happen again and is likely to be destroyed by the supreme court any day now.

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      Ramps benefit all of us, they’re not just for wheelchairs. Have you ever had to push around a moving cart or a stroller? You don’t need a disability, you’ll still really appreciate the ramps!

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        Strong agree. Also, at any moment a person who is otherwise mobile can twist an ankle wrong and end up with a cast temporarily for example. These things are for Everyone’s potential benefit.

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      A lot of those buildings have those small wheelchair lifts on the stairs. Single stair probably refers to a single stair well.

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        If the US is like Canada then its probably referring to the fire code that requires there be two stairwells for anything above a few floors tall. It’s an outdated code that is the reason three bedroom apartments are rare

        This is a good video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRdwXQb7CfM