I know a spot

Decided to have some fun with this trending Twitter joke and write my own version. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve called into a restaurant/venue to inquire about their #accessibility, only to later show up to a space I couldn’t physically enter. FYI, mindlessly slapping on a symbol and calling it accessible is extremely problematic and insulting. Educate yourselves. Advocate for disabled people even if you aren’t disabled. Make your shit accessible online and offline, and include us. Speak up for us. Make us a priority. Some day, you’ll understand first hand and wish you understood sooner.

Image Description: Screen grab of my tweet “accessibility be like “I know a spot” and then take you to the stairs”, overlaid an image of an incomplete accessible icon, white table top and my black cane. Slide photos: courtesy of Google Images.

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