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> completely inaccessible to the mobility-disabled? Completely inaccessible to a mobility-disabled person without help. However, I live in one of those Europe
by neiman 6y ago
> completely inaccessible to the mobility-disabled?
Completely inaccessible to a mobility-disabled person without help.
However, I live in one of those European cities that has kind of quirky small places, sometimes inaccessible to a mobility-disabled person. I also got a good friend who is heavily disabled. Two weeks ago we set up to meet up in one of those places, and when I arrived, a few minutes too late, he was already sitting inside. How? one of the people there helped him get in.
Almost all places are normally accessible mobility-disabled persons, if you only dare to violate the impersonal principle upon which many cities are designed.
- Noos 6y agoIf you design relying on others to constantly do the right thing, you eventually find they will get tired of it and not do so. No one has to constantly help your disabled friend, and some may resent it.
- boardwaalk 6y agoThat’s quite a cynical view of human nature.
- neiman 6y agoThen the ones who don't want to help a disabled person, can design their place to be accessible without help (and perhaps at the same time explain their motivations so that I'll know to never visit their venue). In other words, you got slightly confused. I didn't say that all places should be not accessible to disabled people. If I make a place I'd definitely try to make it accessible. However, I did say that if someone can't make such a place, they'll have to take into account that the human thing to do is to personally help disabled people get in it. If they won't do it I'm sure socially media would know how to handle them.
- avani 6y ago> completely inaccessible to the mobility-disabled? >>Completely inaccessible to a mobility-disabled person without help. Same thing.
- neiman 6y agoNo, read again.