This month, lawmakers, educators, and caregivers in Pennsylvania gather to bring awareness to the issue of barriers to the mobility challenged. The Sun Gazette Reports:

Recognizing the entire month of May is Barrier Awareness Month across the nation, Renee Sluzalis, the Center for Independent Living of North Central Pennsylvania’s executive director, reasoned why the plight of the disabled needs recognized.

“It’s about bringing awareness to physical barriers or attitude barriers and to let people know there are still boundaries,” Sluzalis said. These barriers can vary from having difficulty opening doors or being rejected from job opportunities.

Accessibility for the disabled is important in the greatest country in the world, according to Campana. “When I think of accessibility, I think of freedom,” he said. “We’re going to make the city more friendly for the disabled.”