Because of inaccessibility, I’ve been disinvited from hanging out with people who called themselves my friends. I’ve been on dates that were disastrous because of accessibility issues. I’ve been turned away everywhere from bars to potential new doctors’ offices because of inaccessibility. It’s tiring, to say the least. Over and over, I hear the same excuses about why implementing access just isn’t possible. It’s too expensive. It’s too much effort. It won’t look nice. There’s not enough time. That’s not our job. And then there’s the classic excuse: “People with disabilities don’t really visit
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