Report Card: Wide disconnect between those with mobility challenges, general public

WINAMAC, Ind. – Only 23% of the members of The Driving Force, an online community of people with mobility impairments and their caregivers, believe their challenges are fairly accommodated, compared to 61% of the general public, according to the second-annual “Drive for Inclusion Report Card” from BraunAbility. Seventy nine percent of members believe the design and development of accommodations within the businesses they frequent is most lacking, compared to 37% of the general public. Additionally, those with mobility disabilities are two times more likely than the general population to see a lack of inclusion of people with mobility challenges when accommodations for that audience are being designed, according to the Report Card. BraunAbility surveyed the general public and members of The Driving Force to identify obstacles to inclusion based on perceptions – or misperceptions – between the general public and those with mobility disabilities.