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

[beatrice_otter]

I have no accessability issues myself, and am generally fairly oblivious to my physical surroundings (as in, regularly walking into doors and corners) so there's lots of stuff I just don't notice, but some are so blatant even I notice them. Such as the ABC Brewery Pub in Gettysburg, PA on Rt. 30 adjacent to Seminary Ridge, in which the "handicap accessible" bathrooms are located in the basement. In a restaurant which has no elevator.

[sarah]

*slaps forehead*

Incidentally, I'm a total walk-into-walls klutz myself -- except when I'm out with D. It's like I pay way more attention to my surroundings when it's on her behalf.

Not that dating someone disabled is an ideal cure for clumsiness, but if you happen to be doing so anyway, you'll end up with fewer mysteriously bruised limbs.