#accessibility problems

[witchy-whimsical]

I live in a hell of my father’s creation.

That isn’t me being an angsty poetic dad-hater, I mean that he was a drafting technician that worked on what eventually became the neighbourhood I live in with my mom after they split up

And while I love my dad, this place is a nightmare to navigate. Everything is on an incline, it’s long and windey, and the fact that I can’t safely get to a bus stop (because of conditions I inherited from his side, ironically enough) makes me practically housebound.

So PSA to any drafting technicians/literally anyone who designs these things:

The odds your kid is going to end up in a neighbourhood you designed and be screwed over by your choices are admittedly very slim, but it’s apparently not 0.

[consider-your-potatoes-mashed]

Why the fuck is it so hard for able bodied people to get their heads around the fact that specifically physically disabled people are not actually accommodated most of the time?

Whether it be the inaccessibility of a building due to stairs, heavy non auto doors, ramps that are too steep, broken elevators or just non existent elevators, etc the list goes on and on. Or now public spaces that let’s say are otherwise perfectly accessible are now inaccessible to so many people because so many people refuse to wear a fucking mask when it would cause then no harm (maybe just a bit of sweat) to wear one.

The fact that abled people don’t see just how fucked up and inaccessible the world is blows my fucking mind. Just because someone “can” do something or go somewhere doesn’t mean they should have to do that or that it’s safe for them to do so. Like sure I can do stairs but holy shit by the time I’m at the top I’m in so much pain and I feel like I’m gonna pass the fuck out man.

Bottom line, the world is really fucking inaccessible and that needs to be fixed. Physically disabled people’s voices need to be listened to and not talked over by ableds who think they know what’s best for us or who think the world is perfect as it is

[roibindallbhride]

The Reblog Notes Update is an Accessible Nightmare

@staff @changes I hate it when People fix or change things that aren't broke or don't need to be changed! Anyway, I want to add an aspect to the conversation about this terrible update that I haven't seen been mentioned yet. This new update that will change the notes on posts is going to make things far more inaccessible for Me. The notifications system on this site is one of the worst out there in My opinion, which is why I only keep the app on My phone. But I use the notes on My posts, as well as other People's posts to navigate and find responses. As far as I'm concerned, the comment system for posts is terrible, and I find conversing through Reblogs to be far more efficiant. Which is hilarious, as this system makes it far more confusing at times. But still, changing this is going to break accessibility for Me in a way that I'm not sure if I'll be able to tolerate or adapt with. I might have to finally stop using Tumblr, which to be honest, has been a fear of Mine over the past few years, with every update Tumblr forces on Us.

[chamomile-coated-cat]

First day at my new internship and the disabled stall not only doesn't fit a wheelchair but it looks like THIS

Image description : a relatively small (just barely bigger than a regular stall) accessibility stall. Instead of having a metal bar on one side of the stall wall, there are two large metal bars that come out of the floor, making it difficult for fat disabled people to fit. The bars are also high up and requires a person to reach their arms up to the sides to lift themselves

[consider-your-potatoes-mashed]

I’ve officially graduated from college and I’m so fucking proud of myself. But that’s not what this post is about. My last 3 classes I took for my degree were completely online and remote classes and I got two As and one A+. I think that has a lot to do with the fact that they were held remotely so I did not have to worry about making it to class in person or worrying if I’ll be able to focus because of the distractions and discomfort in an in person class. Even when I would not have been able to make it to an in person class due to pain or whatever other symptoms I was still able to make it to online classes and participate because they were so much more accessible to me. Fuck I wish I could have done this for more of my degree I think I would have wound up with a better GPA. Sure it wouldn’t work for lab classes but math or physics or literally any other non lab classes it would have been just fine! Anyway I’m proud of myself for how I did and that I’m finally done but I also wish education was more accessible.

[witchy-whimsical]

Why is this door everywhere. I do not like it. My high school had it in the bathrooms. I did not like it very much.

Thankfully in most Public Spaces I have witnessed this door of horrors there has been a Kind Soul opening it for me (which I do appreciate) but I still Hate It

Like at least put a button so I can open it. Please.

[consider-your-potatoes-mashed]

I’m a college senior this year and I’m in my second to last quarter (in theory) but because of my disabilities I haven’t been able to go to my classes enough or really participate enough. My professors have been amazing and super accommodating and supportive but the office for students with disabilities has been a goddamn nightmare. Every time I tell them a struggle or something i need to help me thrive or at least idk pass in school they just say no or that I need more documentation with details and stuff and I can’t make it to classes or the doctor really so how am I supposed to do that. This isn’t even a problem for everyone who goes through them, it’s definitely an issue for many people but I know some who just get the accommodations they need when they ask so it’s really frustrating. I wish me and my professors communicating with them about my struggles about what I need was enough. I hate how inaccessible university and college settings are. It fucking sucks