Comic Reveals the Difficulties of Navigating the World With Special Needs

A comic strip called "Spinning Our Wheels' explores the difficulties of navigating Chicago with a special needs child.

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March 12, 2019, 10:00 AM PDT

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A brief comic strip called "Spinning Our Wheels," created by Sarah Watts and Lucius Wisniewski, explores the difficulty of navigating Chicago with a special needs child. It's worth a look for those trying to build welcoming cities, because it's easy to take things like accessible businesses, transit, and bathrooms for granted.

"If half a million Chicagoans live with disabilities, why, then, isn't the city more accessible?"

FULL STORY: Spinning Our Wheels

Friday, March 8, 2019 in Chicago Reader

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