Wichita ranked one of the worst cities for disability accessibility

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show one in four adults in the United States live with a disability.

In Kansas, the number is even larger, with one in every three adults living with a disability . While the Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990 has helped make lives easier for those with disabilities, Some cities are doing a better job of offering a better quality of life to the disabled than others.

A new report from Forbes Health shows Wichita is ranked toward the bottom for accessibility among America’s largest 93 cities. For the report, they gathered data on ten different metrics, including:

• The percentage of housing rentals in the city that are considered wheelchair accessible
• The number of wheelchair-accessible attractions per 100,000 residents
• The average rating of wheelchair-accessible attractions in the city
• The number of wheelchair-accessible restaurants per 100,000 residents
• The average rating of wheelchair-accessible restaurants
• The number of wheelchair-accessible grocery stores per 100,000 residents
• The number of wheelchair-accessible nature trails per 100,000 residents
• The city’s Transit Score
• The city’s Walk Score
• The number of new buildings built in the city since 2010

Wichita is ranked 91 out of the 93 major cities in the report. The city received low marks for its public transportation system, which is ranked sixth worst, the low number of wheelchair-accessible attractions per capita at fourth worst, and the number of accessible grocery stores per 100,000 people.

Top 10 Accessible Cities:

1. Honolulu, HI
2. Irving, TX
3. St. Paul, Mn
4. Portland, OR
5. Minneapolis, MN
6. Orlando, FL
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Seattle, WA
9. Arlington, VA
10. Aurora, CO

10 Least Accessible Cities:

1. Fresno, Ca
2. Lubbock, Tx
3. Wichita, Ks
4. Jacksonville, FL
5. New York, NY
6. Memphis, TN
7. Bakersfield, CA
8. El Paso, TX
9. Tulsa, OK
10. Philadelphia, PA

Click here to view the full report.

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