Carelessness and pollution abound on the streets and sidewalks of Greater Santo Domingo. Although it is an issue that affects all citizens, clearly, people with disabilities, especially the blind, are the most vulnerable to these dangers.

Through a tour of some streets of the capital, journalists of Listín Diario were able to observe the unevenness of sidewalks, pedestrian bridges without railings, deep holes without covers, and the quantity of sewage water.

Andrea Melo, administrator of the Dominican Foundation for the Blind (Fudci), commented that these inconveniences were discussed two weeks ago through a community meeting, where a man was in charge of collecting the information with the objective of distributing it in the corresponding places for its solution.

In the same way, she commented that the board also discussed the pedestrian located in the Expreso Quinto Centenario with Peña Batlle, which is missing more than three railings.

“When the pedestrian walkway was announced two Saturdays ago, they were here but we were not here. They did the work, but apparently it was not on the one we pointed out. I think they will send someone to supervise,” said Melo.