Post war history taught us that western civilisation’s broad sweeping mindsets held ‘the belief that individuals needed to adapt to existing environments and that wheelchairs were obstacles to participation, not steps and curbs (Tremblay et al. 2005:112). The late 1960’s and early 70’s saw action being taken for infrastructure to be adapted to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities and encourage inclusion. Visibly, there are obvious procedures and policies, ramps, and elect...


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