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BluePath promotes businesses that welcome people with disabilities as valuable customers.
BluePath provides information for people with disabilities about where to shop, dine or go for fun. Through the directory of business profiles, customers with disabilities can find detailed descriptions of accessible features for locations in their community or travel destination, making it easier for them to travel through their world. Reviews and ratings from previous customers provide further information about their experience a
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Can Fremont Follow the BluePath?
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Imagine 54 million customers across the U.S., and 826,000 of them live in Washington State. Nationally, these people control 220 billion dollars in discretionary income -about $4,500 per person – and they would spend them in Fremont, at our shops, restaurants, galleries and events if only they knew they could get through doorways here.
Sara Woody and Don Brandon gave these figures based on Department of Labor and Census information about people who self-report that they live with some form of physical disability. Brandon and Woody want to let people with disabilities know about businesses, in
Clearing the Way
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Mereth Dunn-Estey sometimes finds maneuvering around store aisles in her motorized scooter difficult. The 48-year-old Eugene resident said the aisles often are built wide enough to accommodate scooters and wheelchairs. But instead of keeping the aisles accessible, stores pack them with products and promotions that extend beyond the shelves. And the turning space at the end of aisles also can be an issue, she said.
“Having room to move around is the main thing I need,” she said. “Sometimes I get frustrated when I can’t figure out a way around the aisle myself. If I have
Find Disability-Friendly Businesses on the BluePath
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Most restaurant reviews don't include comments on accessibility, leaving potential customers with mobility challenges to guess whether they can get in and around a restaurant to enjoy the food. The same is true for other retail establishments, hotels, and businesses, especially when one is traveling or in unfamiliar territory. At the same time, business owners may incorrectly assume their building is completely accessible, when relatively minor changes might vastly improve the eas
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