Flickr photo pool

[sasha_feather]

I just found this Flickr photo pool: Access denied!

Some of the photos have descriptions. Many of them are of blocked sidewalks, people parking in front of curb cuts, or other places that are supposed to be accessible but are made inaccessible by people's actions. A few of the photos are of disability rights demonstrations in the UK for better public transport. One photo is of a wheelchair user at the top of a staircase that descends to the London Underground. One photo is of a wheelchair user reaching up to eat fast food off a table that is clearly too high; it's designed for standing people or people sitting on high stools. Taken as a group these photos have quite an impact.

Comments

[starwatcher]

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One photo is of a wheelchair user reaching up to eat fast food off a table that is clearly too high; it's designed for standing people or people sitting on high stools.

I hate those things! But, walk through any furniture store, and they seem to be "all the rage". My BFF uses a wheelchair; every time I see one of those tables I fume on her behalf. It's uncomfortable for vertically-challenged me to hoist myself into one of the chair-stools, but impossible for her. Grrr...
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[shadowspar]

There's also this group, hosted by the inimitable badgerbag. =)

[sasha_feather]

Thanks for that link!

[badgerbag]

I started one like that here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/inaccessible/
but it didn't take off, really!

eta: oops just saw shadowspar's link above to the same group! *smile*

[polemista]

It's got some nasty disablist photo captions and comments, though.
Calling people who block entrances "r*tarded" is supposed to further disability rights?