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"ughhhh why should we change the whole world to benefit a tiny population (disabled people)"

BECAUSE IT COULD BE YOU ONE DAY!

AND, it is highly likely that accessible features and accommodations will, and do already, positively impact people you know in daily life.

Some examples: (accommodation/accessibility feature and who it benefits)

Automatic doors: wheelchair and mobility aid users, blind and visually impaired people, AND people with pushchairs or lots of bags, people with bikes, elderly people, pregnant people.

Ramps and dropped curbs: wheelchair and mobility aid users, people with chronic pain, people with joint issues, blind and visually impaired people, AND people with pushchairs, anyone who's knackered, people with suitcases, people using trolleys, kids on scooters, people on bikes, elderly people, pregnant people.

Public seating: people who struggle with their mobility in any way, AND elderly people, pregnant people, anyone who's knackered or hurting from a long day, homeless people, parents with kids.

Breaks in meetings at work/or any other social focused group thing: neurodivergent folks, disabled folks, AND elderly people, pregnant people, kids, tired people, literally everyone because meetings are ugh.

Plenty more examples.

In short: the world should be adapted because it benefits literally everyone in multiple different ways??????

#accessibility #access needs #disabled access #neurodivergent #disabled #disability #social model of disability #improve accessibility now #awareness #disability awareness #architecture #hostile architecture #aggressive architecture

the world is a mess but it's fucking spring and we have dungarees and that counts for something at least ☀️🌿

#whoever decided that cool dungarees need knotting to stay on #can fuck off tho #where are the magic metal slotty things dammit #access needs

Sometimes, when you feel like someone is being inconsiderate, it’s simply that they don’t share a need of yours.

For example, I need a dark & quiet room to sleep in. My husband does not share this need. In fact, he might need to be able to actually see what he’s doing, for example. It’s not inconsiderate of either of us to not be able to read the other’s mind!

I have a medical condition called POTS that makes it very tiring and potentially dangerous to stand for any length of time. Mostly I use a wheelchair, but I do walk short distances when that seems easier. But this means I have a need to sit down that is neither obvious to or shared by the people around me (say on public transport). So the man who tapped me on the shoulder to say, “Excuse me, there’s an old lady who’s just got on the bus” wasn’t trying to be inconsiderate to me, rather he was trying to be considerate of the little old lady. (Who, as it turned out, was quite happy to stand.)

Another conflict I hear about quite often is that between coworkers: one who needs an uninterrupted workflow, and one who just needs to ask a quick question that’ll only take a minute.

People in general are not trying to be rude, or inconsiderate. But we all have different needs, and none of us is a mind reader.

#communication #needs #accessibility #access needs #thoughts

question, is AAC a support need, access need, or both? or are access needs a type of support need?

#aac #aac device #support needs #access needs #accessibility #accesibility #disabled #disability #nonverbal #semiverbal #nonspeaking #semispeaking #loss of speech #speech loss #situational speech loss #situational mutism #verbal shutdown #neurodivergent

as someone who has "standing up is hard" disorder, we were really surprised what an access need this little dude has met - being able to reliably boil eggs to how you want them is kind of magical - lliterally the only thing wrong with it is the buzzer that goes off when the eggs are done, which sounds like 15 electric razors at once and makes our teeth bleed or something - and f we can figure out a way to dampen that down we bloody will

#food #eggs #access needs

Welcome to the world, sort of.....

The advancements in technology have undoubtedly improved the lives of people with disabilities in countless ways. However, despite these improvements, the physical world remains largely inaccessible to many individuals with disabilities. This is often due to the actions of people rather than nature itself. While we have created incredible forms of transportation with a wealth of knowledge and…

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#access #access needs #attitudes to disability #disability #environment #lack of inclusion #technological advances #wheelchair

Autistic and Hard of Hearing

What happens when your own accessibility needs conflict?

Conflicting Access Needs Within Oneself Just over two years ago I had a complete asssesment of concussive and hearing tests done. This makes up for the fact that my original concussion specialist made my TBI worse with his treatment…or lack thereof. After the testing, we determined I had severe tinnitus bilaterally and mild hearing loss in my left ear. The hearing loss was both strucural and…