trouble: A wheelchair-using Dreamsheep with "I dream of accessibility" (I dream of accessibility)trouble ([personal profile] trouble) wrote,
@ 2010-10-04 06:49 pm UTC
Entry tags:academic stuff: anna vs dalhousie, disability: disabled people don't exist
Crossposts:http://troubleinchina.livejournal.com/575382.html
If you're wondering why I may not trust my university to keep accessibility issues in mind when planning events.

I've just ducked out of the event that is currently being hosted, in part, by the group of people that will be working together in order to highlight accessibility issues on campus.

There's a reception! There's food!

The food for the reception is down the only flight of stairs in the entire public area of the building.

Said the event organizer, who is one of the people who agrees that accessibility issues on campus are a problem: "Oops."

Not that there's anything she can do about it at this stage. But really: Even with the best of intentions, these things get forgotten. And yet, people think I should trust them to remember.

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terajk: Ryoga, grabbing Ranma by his pajama-top and shouting: "Do you remember where my house is?!" (toph fail)


[personal profile] terajk
2010-10-04 09:56 pm UTC (link)
Ugh. *shakes head*

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[personal profile] sara
2010-10-04 10:14 pm UTC (link)
As someone who periodically organizes large public events: when someone points this stuff out to you, you do NOT say, "Ooops," you say, "I beg your pardon, you are absolutely correct, I will fix that." And then you grab a couple of warm bodies and you move the food service.

*sigh*

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[personal profile] rainbow
2010-10-04 10:41 pm UTC (link)
"oops"? and a claim she can't do anything about it now?

yeah, because it's SO hard to ask some of the people without mobility issues to step up and help move things. takes 5-10 minutes and then the food is accessible.

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jesse_the_k: sign reads "torture chamber unsuitable for wheelchair users" (even more access fail)


[personal profile] jesse_the_k
2010-10-04 11:24 pm UTC (link)
Wow. That's some 14k gold-filled fail.

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[personal profile] automaticdoor
2010-10-05 01:31 am UTC (link)
what is this I don't even.

HOW HARD would it be to move the food? Seriously, I don't get it.

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[personal profile] badgerbag
2010-10-05 02:19 am UTC (link)
Wow that really sucks! You can tell them from real-name me that they need to think about it and also make it clear for their events what the accessibility is if they want to be inclusive... or have PWD take them seriously. My god I hate that stuff.

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[personal profile] vito_excalibur
2010-10-05 03:38 am UTC (link)
How extremely not encouraging. >:/

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[personal profile] silveradept
2010-10-05 07:26 am UTC (link)
Ooops? That's it? Seriously?

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[personal profile] st_aurafina
2010-10-05 10:17 am UTC (link)
Wow. Move the damn food, people. 'Oops' is not an answer, it's an excuse.

I'm so sorry they are letting you down like that.

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[personal profile] brinstar
2010-10-06 05:13 am UTC (link)
"Oops"? O_o

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