My father is in the business of providing transportation for the elderly and disabled, with buses and vans contracted to municipalities. Para-transit, it is called. He has spoken to me of the progress that has been made, and also with the frustrations experienced by someone in his line of work. Funding is a continual problem. Cities and counties don't always devote as many resources as they should to provide transportation for those citizens who need it badly.
Attitudes are often coarse, still.
Narrow-mindedness is not always a thing of the past. We've got a long way to go, but Abbott and Blake are two excellent examples of how far we've come. Blake's victories haven't been as dramatic as Abbott's, not as public. But his victories are no less important. Christian Zavisca is the Executive Editor for The North Platte Telegraph.