Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.08.2012, Page 1

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The debate
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We caught
OLYMPIC FEVER!
This is a cover of a handicapped dude caught in the middle of a city of stairs. Where does he go? What will he do?
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Ever wonder why downtown Reykjavík is peculiarly devoid of wheelchairs? In a place where stairs
are basically ubiquitous, it should come as no surprise. But, in a country touted as being socially
progressive, why have authorities seemingly forgotten the wheelchair-using segment of the
population? Journalists Byron Wilkes and Cory Weinberg look at the legal and cultural realities of
an Icelander's life on wheels. Page 26.
Reykjavík:
City Of Stairs