rrobotss:

becauseoftheshame:

able bodied people’s idea of wheelchair accessibility is laughable at best. listen. 

• if a wheelchair user has to go around to a back alley to get into your venue–it should not be called accessible 
• if your venue doesn’t have automatic doors–it should not be called accessible 
• if your venue’s washrooms are down a narrow hall that is difficult to navigate–it should not be called accessible 
• if your venue’s floorplan doesn’t factor in space for wheelchairs–it should not be called accessible 
• if your venue has steps leading in, or at any point inside, and no ramp is readily available–it should not be called accessible 

and that’s just 5 points from my foggy brain on wheelchair accessibility. they miss so many things and lose more potential customers than they realize and it’s ridiculous bc it would take 10 seconds of thought, but they can’t even give that. 

•If you have several ramps that have steps at the bottom or top of them and none of the wheelchair accessible ramps are marked, don’t you dare call it accessible even if there are other wheelchair ramps (there’s a certain university campus wth several ramps with 2 big steps at the bottom of them that you can’t see from the top)
•if the whole ground is designed to discourage skateboarders, it’s gonna be hell for a wheelchair user’s butt. cobbles are bad enough but skateboard deterring bricks are hell. (same university had this everywhere outside)
•if you use your wheelchair ramps, elevators, and other accessible areas to put large decorations and in turn they’re blocked off: there’s NO WAY they’re accessible! or if they’re employee only!
•if you’re a restaurant and you only have one tiny corner in the back that’s dark and smells and is far from the other tables that’s accessible, you aren’t an accessible restaurant
•sidewalks that are not maintained and have 3 inch drops into the road at the bottom of the ramp into the crosswalk. why?

Here’s a few more I’ve dealt with in personal experience.