Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

After making his mark in Silicon Valley, Icelandic designer and tech mogul Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson is now solving a far more analog problem: the inaccessibility of local storefronts.  As a wheelchair user, Thorleifsson knows firsthand how exclusion can be built into a city. “If you don’t see anyone using a wheelchair,” he says, “it’s not because they don’t exist—it’s because they have nowhere to go.” Thorleifsson has experienced such acces…