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A curb demonstrating ADA compliance on Bainbridge Island.

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BI adopts ADA plan, $3.6 million in fixes to start

The Bainbridge Island City Council adopted, via consent agenda, a citywide transition plan at its Dec. 9 meeting…

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Most of BI’s infrastructure is not ADA-compliant, report finds

The plan to improve public accessibility of Bainbridge Island’s streets, buildings and parks will be either accepted or…

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City, parks district reviewing ADA transition plans

Bainbridge Island residents celebrated the accomplishments of the disability rights movement July 26, but despite making strides, the…

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Stroll & Roll attendees listen to a brief orientation and a poem reading celebrating the solstice at the Jan. 3 event.

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BI ‘Stroll & Roll’ event supports mobility-impaired community

A decade-long tradition of winter solstice walks at Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island took on a new spin…

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Karen Braitmayer, left and on screen, talks on Bainbridge about access for people with disabilities.

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Bias in the building: how accessible design can make BI better

For about a quarter of all Americans, bias pervades the built environment—that’s the number of adults who are…