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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Roger Poulin and Mae Lynn Mullen in Mount Baker. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Orientation and mobility specialist David Miller trains Kevin Southworth, who is deaf and blind, on learning a commute at the Capitol Hill light rail station, where rentable electric vehicles are frequently parked improperly. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Charles Mendoza texts his friend using a portable Braille device while riding light rail.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ David Miller (right) uses tactile sign language where he signs into the hand of Kevin Southworth (left) to communicate about the two light rail lines at Judkins Park station and how to determine whether a line will go to Capitol Hill or the Eastside. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ New tactile border pads line a micromobility corral. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Lime bikes and scooters parked on sidewalks in ways that impede mobility for others.]]></image:caption>
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