Hackensack University Medical Center and Community Groups Demonstrate Sidewalk Deficiencies that Hinder Accessibility During MS Awareness Week 2023
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Team members from Hackensack University Medical Center's Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center and Hackensack Meridian School of Medici...
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Team members from Hackensack University Medical Center's Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Department of Neurology, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), the University of Washington Makeability Lab, and volunteers from Oradell's 7th grade Girl Scout Troop 96950 collaborated on an initiative called Project Sidewalk and identified numerous obstacles in the town of Oradell for people with mobility issues. The project serves as a model for other towns to identify and correct impediments to mobility and improve accessibility to their streets for people of all ability levels.