Macomber-Dubs toured the downtown area with a reporter last week, showing the challenges of navigating an electric wheelchair around some of his favorite spots. Jeremy Macomber-Dubs, chairman of the city’s Disability Commission and a rally organizer with the grassroots Disableist Movement, said speakers will offer solutions to accessibility problems in the city and share their own experiences of living with disabilities. Those unable to march are encouraged to gather at Pulaski Park at noon. and end at Pulaski Park, at 240 Main St., where attendees can hear speeches from accessibility advocates and enjoy a live performance of the Coldplay song “The Scientist” by Philip Price, Flora Reed and Melissa Nelson. NORTHAMPTON - Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities plan to rally this weekend for improved access to public spaces, calling attention to businesses where wheelchair users cannot shop and the crumbling downtown sidewalks that pose physical dangers for those with mobility challenges.Īt noon on Saturday, April 23, the march will begin at the train station at 170 Pleasant St.

Jeremy Macomber-Dubs, who is helping organize a rally for the right of all people with disabilities to a more accessible city, talks about how the owners of Spoleto’s restaurant in Northampton built a wooden walkway in response to his complaints that he could not enter the building. Jeremy Macomber-Dubs, who is helping organize the rally for the right of all people with disabilities to a more accessible city, talks about the problems and success he has had in advocating for access to business in Northampton. Jeremy Macomber-Dubs, who is helping organize a rally for the right of all people with disabilities to a more accessible city, talks about the problems and success he has had in advocating for access to business in Northampton.

that is no longer usable since a marijuana dispensary opened in the building. Jeremy Macomber-Dubs, who is helping organize a rally for the right of all people with disabilities to a more accessible city, at the door he used to be able to get to the elevator at 41 Strong Ave. Jeremy Macomber-Dubs, who is helping organize a rally for the right of all people with disabilities to a more accessible city, demonstrates how the post office made a ramp but the door does not have a handicapped button to push making it hard to use for someone with less upper body strength, STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jeremy Macomber-Dubs on the ramp at Familiars Coffee and Tea, whose owners worked quickly with him to make the pickup window more accessible.

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