Noelle C. Evans of WXXI News writes:
“Since she was a toddler, Luticha Andre Doucette has been living with incomplete quadriplegia and chronic pain. This, she says, has had a tremendous impact on her experience not because she uses a wheelchair, but because of how people view her and how inaccessible many environments are.
“’I have really bad chronic pain days that cause a struggle, but at the end of the day, it wouldn’t be as bad if the built environment was also inclusive,’ Doucette says.
“Doucette is the equity coordinator at Rochester City Hall. Currently, she’s working on the Race Equity and Leadership Initiative (REAL) for city government. REAL is part of a program with the National League of Cities aimed to address structural racism through policy and civic engagement.”