Many wheelchair users and people with visual disabilities struggle owing to the lack of disabled-friendly features such as tactile paving on footpaths, kerb ramps, and well-placed bollards.

After retiring in 2015, Steve learned about the Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program of Iowa or WRAP during a Rockwell Collins retiree volunteer meeting and was immediately interested.

Ramps, staircases and kerbs are everyday features that most people would find unremarkable, as their presence or absence does not affect the journey or path taken. However, wheelchair users need ...