You Fail At Accessibility

[synecdochic]

Have you ever been in an 'accessible' hotel room that had an half-inch-high curb at the threshhold? Ever been caught in a 22" wide wheelchair facing down a 20" door? Ever been assured that the allegedly-accessible route has 'just' one step?

Take a picture. Then post it to the community, with where you were, what you noticed, and why that place fails at accessibility. (Filing ADA violation reports can be a community bonding activity!)

Pictures aren't necessary, and whether or not you have a picture, describe the situation as completely as you can. (That way those with visual-based disabilities can share in the mocking of the fail as well.) And if you come across someplace that does it right, please also feel free to post accessibility wins.

(All kinds of accessibility fail welcome: mobility-based, visual-based, physical-world, online-world, anything at all.)

Comments

Re: BritRail

[adina]

Ah, sorry, it's 24 hours notice (is that an improvement?) and they say they'll try to help if you don't give them notice but can't guarantee it.

Re: BritRail

[cesy]

I guess 24 hours is an improvement, though it's still not ideal.

Though it does now occur to me that for stations which are normally unstaffed, them not guaranteeing it without 24 hours' notice does seem reasonable. But for staffed stations, I think they should guarantee it. I also think if every train has a conductor on (which I think is true for some operators but not all), they should be able to guarantee it.