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Behind the effort to make sidewalks accessible

One in seven Americans have a mobility issue — and that number is expected to rise as the population ages. Many sidewalks are inaccessible to people who use a walker or wheelchair, or those with baby carriages. But there are efforts to change that.

David Freudberg of Humankind reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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