A man sitting in a wheelchair, which has a little foldable table attached, on which he has placed the goods he sells: Sweets. It is very early in the morning and still dark, but the city has woken up a good while ago, pedestrians pass him regularly already and cars are driving by. He chose a location behind a fence, so there is a barrier between him and the cars. Bags are hanging at his wheelchair, they might contain more sweets or personal belongings. The sellers wears warm clothing, it is cold at this time in the morning. The wheelchair is one of a certain kind that is seen all over the city, with hand-driven paddles in front of the user, allowing for additional storage space behind the seat. And nearly all of them are painted in light blue.
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disabled, food, hygiene, wheelchair, side-walk, hawker, pedestrians, polio, adaption
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- Item author
- Ellen Sturm
- Item Created
- 27 Sep 2009
- Photo taken on
- 22 May 2009 1:50 am
- Photo author
- Ellen Sturm
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1 Question & 1 Response
Are there specific types of mobile workplaces in which disabled people work?
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, people in wheelchairs sell candy in the street lights, while the cars wait for the green light. The wheelchair allows them to move quickly through the cars to sell their goods during the few minutes of red light.