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

[norabombay]

Speaking only for myself, as a fat woman? If there is not someone waiting- either to use the accessable stall or at all?

I'll use the big one. I don't absolutely have to. But I find it very nice to be able to actually pull my pants up and down without banging an elbow. A super quick pee will result in someone who needs the stall being forced to wait all of 30 seconds.

I'm not monopolizing the facility. I'm not preventing anyone who needs it more from using it. But if no one is waiting, I feel I have the right to pee in relative comfort.

And yes, they ALL should be built bigger and easier to use- I blew out my quads at the gym on Wednesday, and spend most of the work week profoundly thankful for the bars in the stall at work, letting me get from sitting to standing without dying.