Living on the frontlines

The New York City Council passed a measure in late November requiring New York City taxis to be accessible to the visually impaired. Cabs will now be required to have adaptive software that speaks the fare throughout the duration of a ride, and at the final destination. This measure offers more independence to visually impaired riders who, until now, have had to rely on others to honestly tell them the amount of cab fare owed. 

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Fran Gomez Moore, a board member of the HPS Network, and Brenda Lopez gave a presentation about Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome and its prevalence in the Puerto Rican community at the Bronx Borough President’s Puerto Rican Heritage Month dinner.  A number of dignitaries from the Puerto Rican community in the Bronx attended the event. “It was a great opportunity to network, to make some valuable connections,” says Fran. The dinner was held by Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr.