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Not Everyone "Stands Up for People with Disabilities"
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Jen Carlson
Published Mar 31, 2009
Modified Mar 31, 2009
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Passive-aggressive blogging is the new passive-aggressive note-leaving. The crutches-bound blogger behind the People Who Sit In The Disability Seats When I’m Standing On My Crutches website documents able-bodied straphangers who won't give up their seat for the disabled. He says he doesn't take pictures of anyone "if there's an open seat within sight. I also don't take pictures of elderly people, visibly pregnant women, or anyone who looks like they might have a disability." But even those getting some subway shut-eye could land on the site. Do you get up from your seat if someone clearly needs it? Seems not everyone pays attention to the “Stand Up for People with Disabilities” campaign.
We asked NYC Transit's Paul Fleuranges for some tips on what to do if you need a seat but your fellow commuters won't get up. He told us, simply, "Best advice to this particular rider and others is to politely ask that the occupant of the priority seating allow him to sit. I stress politely." He also mentioned there will be a new "stand up" campaign unveiled in the near future. And perhaps someone can get to work on www.PeopleWhoTakeUpTooMuchRoomOnNYCSidewalks.com?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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