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September 07, 2006
Disabled Muslims Lobby for Better Access to Mosques
The landmark 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act requires new public facilities -- including houses of worship -- to be handicapped-accessible.
But because many mosques are small, housed in older buildings and rarely built from the ground up, few are fully accessible for the disabled.
Sister Aisha al-Adawiya, president of the advocacy group Women in Islam, said most mosques in New York ignore the disabled.
Posted by Michelle at September 7, 2006 12:45 AM