(This is unrelated to the NJB thing, FYI)

Given the continued misinformation about this topic... things that are ableist in Dutch infrastructure:
- Near-total lack of public toilets
- Poor accessibility of public transit
- Removal of public seating for "loitering" reasons
- Disability parking/access card procedures

Things that are *not* ableist in Dutch infrastructure:
- Fucking bike paths. I promise you, mobility devices can *and do* use these widely, this is part of the street design
- Cars are not a magical accessibility solution, and their use as such (for those who *do* need them) is not prevented either in NL, not in "car-free" areas either

I don't know where this perennial belief keeps coming from that cycling infrastructure in NL is ableist, but I'm growing more irritated every time I run across it, and more suspicious as to its origins. It smells of abled folks using disabled folks as a pawn to defend their precious cars