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# A Restaurant without Barriers
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/lidia-celebrates-america/extras/restaurant-without-barriers-r9jab7/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T08:46:32.000Z
- Description: Lidia visits a barrier-free restaurant, for those with disabilities, in East Harlem, NY.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Lidia Celebrates America, #ZZZ_Show_73725357-5345-4d91-b1dc-7769ddf28616, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_3836efd2-b77a-4787-89f3-7e164c1cbe6d, #extra

Lidia visits Contento, the East Harlem, NY restaurant of sommelier Yannick Benjamin. Paralyzed in a car accident, Benjamin’s restaurant is barrier-free for those with disabilities. He also co-founded Wheeling Forward, a nonprofit that supports and empowers people with disabilities, as well as Wine on Wheels, a sister program that raises awareness and funds for disabled people in the wine industry.