Tom Perski: A visually impaired pioneer serving the blind at the Chicago Lighthouse
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By Hannah Gebresilassie When Tom Perski turned 19 years old, he noticed something was off with his vision during a baseball practice. “I saw the ball go up in the air and then it disappeared completely and then reappeared again,” Perski says. Perski was later diagnosed with a rare case of Stargardt macular dystrophy, a […]
CTA Proposes 20-Year Plan to Make All Railways Accessible
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By Shen Wu Tan The Chicago Transit Authority announced earlier this month its proposal for a 20-year plan to make its entire rail system 100 percent accessible. According to the CTA’s website, about 70 percent of its rail systems are accessible and have ADA-compliant elevators or ramps. In collaboration with the City of Chicago, ADA, […]