If we want to make our public spaces and community life more HMD friendly, we need to educate others and advocate for specific changes. The HMD Alliance has developed a series of action kits for your use:
- Designers of public spaces
- Disability advocates
- Educators
- Healthy / walkable / livable cities planners
- Media
- Policy makers
- Providers of services
- Organizers of public activities and events
- Researchers
- Seniors / active aging advocates
- Transportation services
For all types of advocacy or activism, please make use of the following resources (giving credit to this website):
- Fact Sheet on Limited Mobility
- Background paper: “Accommodating Hidden Mobility Disabilities”
- Slide show: “Understanding Hidden Mobility Disabilities”
Areas of accommodation for persons with limited mobility include the:
- Distance to be walked: A “short distance” is no more than 50 feet (15 meters)
- Length of time standing unsupported: A “brief time” is 1-2 minutes
- Ability to sit and rest at frequent intervals