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Curb Cuts

EPVA advocated for sidewalk ramps (curb cuts) after the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. Broken sidewalks were also hazardous. After the ADA, the city was slow to make improvements. Activists took matters into their own hands during a demonstration for curb cuts.
Curb Cuts

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