Fresno is the least accessible city for wheelchair users, study says

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno is the slightest accessible metropolis for wheelchair users, according to a survey by Forbes Health.

The survey says that 12.1% of adults successful the United States person a mobility disability. According to the study, they considered 10 metrics crossed astir 100 locales and analyzed definite factors.

Forbes Health looked astatine the percent of rentals that are wheelchair friendly, the fig of accessible restaurants and attractions successful the city, and besides factored their ratings.

They besides looked astatine the city's locomotion scores and the percent of buildings that conscionable newer accessibility regulations. The work compared information for the largest 93 cities successful the state crossed 10 metrics.

The astir accessible metropolis successful the U.S. according to Forbes Health, is Honolulu, Hawaii. According to the study, Honolulu, of each the cities, ranked 5th successful presumption of its locomotion people and it has the ninth-highest fig of wheelchair-accessible rental properties.

Forbes Health states that Fresno ranks past successful presumption of its accessibility and that the metropolis has the fourth-lowest fig of wheelchair-accessible market stores per capita, and it has the sixth-lowest fig of wheelchair-accessible rental properties.

The afloat database of slightest accessible cities is listed down below:

1. Fresno, CA
2. Lubbock, TX
3. Wichita, KS
4. Jacksonville, FL
5. New York, NY
6. Memphis, TN
7. Bakersfield, CA
8.  El Paso, TX
9. Tulsa, OK
10. Philadelphia, PA

To presumption the afloat list, click here.

YourCentralValley.com reached retired to the City of Fresno for comment. At the clip of this article, they person not responded.