When I went to Haiti
everything was wonderful except I couldn’t figure out how disabled people were
able to go around. But when I really looked and thought about it deeply I didn’t
really see any disable people around and I understood why. It’s hard enough to
walk around Haiti when you aren’t disabled. The sidewalks are crowded and bumpy
everyone walks quickly. On top of the crowded sidewalks there are street
vendors selling so you have to be careful not to bump into them. Crossing the
street to me was like signing your soul off to death. There was like literally
no streetlights whatsoever and all the drivers drove like maniacs. There were
lines on the roads but they might as well have been invisible since no driver
cared enough to follow them. There was also no ramps anywhere I don’t know how
people did it especially because the floors were so bumpy and there was so many
hills. It seemed nearly impossible for someone who couldn’t walk to be able to
get by safely in Haiti. No one seemed like they would stop if a person on a
wheelchair was coming through especially if they were crossing the streets. If
you were crossing the streets you had to run for dear life to make it across
the street and not be killed by some crazy driver. Also taking the bus was no
easy task for people who aren't disabled because it wasn't and ordinary buss
people didn't really sit and when they did it didn't look very comfortable
either. I love Haiti but if I was disabled Haiti would not be the place for me. I also feel like Haitians wouldn't have the patience to deal with a person who can't walk considering mostly all the people walked everywhere so its not like they can be driven everywhere. Not being able to walk is really hard in Haiti because everyone relies on their legs. But since the earthquake I would have assumed they could have added ramps and made it more c onvenient
for the disabled since the people of the country had been physically hurt alot. There was a lot of people who came out injured. So I thought that would give them a motive to add more effort into making it possible for the disable to get around but I guess not.
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