Wrong but understandable

[LouiseCastricum]

[Dominic]

I don't even think it is wrong. Ok, at face value it is. But I think the film isn't supposed to be taken at face value, it is showing what the kid dreamed of doing.

If it was a news report, then I would agree completely. But this is a multimedia scream, as opposed to reality, if you see what I mean. I don't think the creator of the movie is advocating going out and being destructive. I think they are trying to show how frustrating people's ignorance can be.

[LouiseCastricum]

You're right Dominic, just meaning that people should not repeat the action........

[memory man]

Alexandra Manousakis created #RespectLife (respectlife.gr), an online campaign to raise awareness about the problems people with mobility issues face in the cities around Greece. We’ve all seen vehicles blocking wheelchair ramps, restaurants and cafes filling up sidewalk spaces with tables, chairs, promotional signs. It is the reality of poor city planning, but most of all, it is a matter of blatant disrespect to our fellowmen, a matter of human decency. And it concerns us all.

Alexandra Manousakis, the Manousakis Winery, the Pancretan Association of America (PAA) and Indigo View Productions then joined forces to create a short film to draw more attention to the problem and show that each and every one of us can make a difference by changing our habits and demanding better standards from our community. To think beyond our own comfort and start sharing our communities with one another on equal terms.

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[gemaba]

I spent over ten years either pushing my husband in a wheelchair, or him using a mobility scooter in Cyprus. Absolute hell. Went to the town hall into the planning dept. and asked that the Town Planner spent a few hours with myself and my husband and walked around the town. He refused my offer as understandably he realized that even most of the traffic lights did not have dropped kerbs. Mentioned it to the Mayer and a month later I had a zebra crossing with dropped kerbs at the end of my road. Nice gesture, but not exactly what I meant. xx

[Dominic]

The renovated Old Town has a lot more ramps and wheelchair-friendly curbs.

[ApusApus]

We've been here before in another thread …………………… it's a start but a helluva lot more needs to be done! Most new construction will include disabled access for example, all the new pavements currently being installed will have drop kerbs but 2 problems still remain. Firstly, existing structures and facilities will not be upgraded retrospectively and secondly, and to the main point of the video, people are oblivious to the needs of those less able than themselves unless they have had first hand experience!


Shane