Here"s an example of cutting-edge form meeting practical function. This snakelike bridge, the brainchild of famed architect Frank Gehry, provides a meandering and safe path over a busy thoroughfare that separates Millennium Park and Maggie Daley Park in downtown Chicago. With a gentle 5% slope, the 935-foot bridge is accessible for people who use wheelchairs or have trouble navigating stairs, and that"s the main reason why we"re featuring it on our homepage today. Thirty years ago to the day, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act. This sweeping civil rights bill prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities at work, in school, and in public spaces. The resulting law meant that much of the country"s physical infrastructure, like this elegantly curving bridge, was required to accommodate people with disabilities.
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Today in History
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Forward-thinking women of history
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Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
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New York City skyline
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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International Jazz Day
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Sleep tight, little hedgehog
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Green is the new black
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
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National Love a Tree Day
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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Festivus
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Zion National Park, Utah
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Bidding summer adieu
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Sedona, Arizona
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The most Instagrammable bird?
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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It’s surströmming time
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Fall for birding
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Burns Night
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Wild lupines
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Wander the ancient medina
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Computer Science Education Week
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
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Teacher Appreciation Day