LOOK AT THE WORLD AROUND YOU

What Do You See?

Do you see the entrance to a building that only has stairs? Is there a lowered in the bathroom where you can check out your outfit? Is there a wheelchair accessible button, that only sometimes works if you hit it hard enough with your fist? 
You may notice all of these features, or only some of them in the world that we are surrounded in. However, we take these accessibility features for granted. 
We groan when we have to walk up the stairs, we always know that the door will be locked and easy to open, and when the wheelchair access button jams up we just open the door. 
You may be asking yourself, so what?
If you asked yourself this, you may not be aware that you are benefitting from the accessibility perks like avoiding pushing that heavy door and maybe using the wheelchair ramp to beat the steep stairs. 
Now, what do those with disabilities benefit from in the average building?
The stairs? The old doors that require a hand to push them? The carpet that gets rolled up under their wheelchair? None of these sound like benefits.
The reality of the modern day world is that we are stuck in a limbo of noninclusive and inclusive design. Now ask yourself when we design for everyone, doesn’t everyone benefit?