Helping Wheelchair Users Navigate Mexico City's Hectic Streets And Sidewalks
Mexico City can be unfriendly terrain for those in a wheelchair. But a new program aims to help them better navigate the city's bad traffic, broken pavement and oblivious pedestrians.
Jasson Garcia's daily travels look maddening. The sidewalks of Mexico City are broken and cars block pedestrian crossings. In the subway station, there's no elevator, so he has to labor down the stairs. Busy commuters push to get past him.
But you don't see this in Jasson's demeanor. The skinny 15-year-old seems totally unfazed.
"It just feels normal now," he says. "I can go basically anywhere I want without a problem."
Jasson makes his way through the hectic city of 22 million in a wheelchair. He was born with a , the most serious forms of spina bifida, so he only has very limited use
