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Re: How do New Jersey's largest cities rank for people with disabilities?
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Its certainly not great for people in wheelchairs. PATH train at grove does not have an elevator (though it will in a few years thanks ot a public interest lawsuit against PA), many restaurants and stores do not have ramps, sidewalks are not in great shape (try them with a wheelchair - not fun), and the lack of parking makes it difficult to get a handicapped wheelchair person around town without it being a MAJOR hassle.
Posted on: 2014/10/1 20:04
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How do New Jersey's largest cities rank for people with disabilities?
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How do New Jersey's largest cities rank for people with disabilities?
By Summer Dawn Hortillosa | The Jersey Journal October 01, 2014 at 11:54 AM Is Jersey City a good city for people with disabilities? Though the city offers a good quality of life for them, it still didn't make the grade overall, according to one report. Out of 150 of the U.S.'s most populated cities, Jersey City came in at No. 100 in financial analysis website WalletHub's new report on the best and worst cities for people with disabilities. Wallet Hub looked at three categories of criteria: economic environment, quality of life and health care accessibility and quality. Jersey City's neighbor, Newark, fared worse overall, coming in at No. 119, but scored better in two categories: economic environment, ranking 115, and quality of life, ranking an impressive No. 8. Economic factors include housing affordability, general cost of living, employment rate among people with disabilities and more. Jersey City came in at No. 120. Quality of life was one category in which the city excelled, ranking No. 12. This category included the ratio of special education teachers to people with disabilities, number of hotels with wheelchair access per capita and walkability. Health care was also a major factor. Criteria in this category included number of physicians per capita, number of public hospitals and percentage of uninsured people. Jersey City came in at No. 123. Jersey City's high cost of living may be to blame for its poor score. The city tied for fourth most expensive city to live in with Yonkers, N.Y. Do you agree with the report's findings? Let us know below. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ality_of_life_report.html http://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-c ... e-with-disabilities/7164/
Posted on: 2014/10/1 16:09
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