What is Accessibility? [CC]
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- #ICYMI Accessibility means more than ramps, accessibility means different things to different people, everyone deserves accessibility; considering access in physical and online designs, allowing for and/or providing reasonable accomodations, equal access and safe spaces. What does accessibility mean to YOU? [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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I really like how Annie added in Autism because I am someone with Autism and I don't know if I am accepted as a person with a disability
actually yes, in the DSM 5, we're disabled
uh I do not go by any DSM 5 or whatever but it is clear to me that Autism is a disability. I kind of have to wonder how you though it was not, well I will say my disability is different and I'm in a wheelchair, but I have always known that Autism was a disability.
Still thinking of more (will probably keep adding, but feel free to comment yours!):
-Automatic doors and/or handicap buttons to open automatic doors for people with difficulty opening doors themselves
-Plenty of options for seating, for people that risk injury or experience pain from standing (with or without a mobility device)
-Wheelchair accessible restrooms (hopefully more than one and if there isn't, please only use it if you need it or in cases of emergency, as it is a limited source)
-Braille print outs
-Various food options at events in consideration of those with allergies and other dietary restrictions/needs
-Pre-prepared, pre-cut foods for those unable to do it themselves
Trigger Warnings too!! I'm Autistic, i have depression and anxiety... Getting tested for Borderline's and CPTSD... I have sexual trauma, so i need to watch Sex Ed videos while messaging a friend, because it can make me have some flashbacks...
I won't discuss the reasons behind my sexual trauma, they're far too triggering... But yes. It's a daily struggle. I would post my blog but i don't want to spam. But i have a poem called "Cry Of the Night", which is about it, and... I got inspired by "Music Of The Night" from Phantom Of The Opera.
And clean, quiet bathrooms... Not just for wheelchair users, but people with stomas, chronic illnesses that make you puke, spit, noserun, or bleed, people who need diapers, people with psychiatric disabilities or Autistics that may need to calm down there, and a lot more!!
Also try to watch the place's temperature... We may need to change our stoma's, may pass out, may urgently need to use the loo, may become way to thirsty, or hurt, or sneeze, or have a nosebleed...
oh, and have ropes or leashes available. I can't cross the street!!
I suffer from chronic migraines and people never accomodated for me and it was hard so here's what I wished I had
-It means quiet rooms for people with issues with noises. -Rooms with dim lights for people with issues with lights. -And GOSH DARNIT get rid of the strong smells from the chemical cleaners and perfumes. I just wish that people understood my disability better. People seem to not think migraines are just headaches but it's so much more than that.
For myself with a corn allergy and MCS it means fragrance free areas and waiting rooms. Especially at doctors offices, I had to call 200 optometrists to schedule an eye exam.
I haven't been diagnosed with MCS yet, but I am very sensitive to scents. Accessibility means having a scent free policy in place and actually informing patients and staff about it (before they come in) and enforce it. It means not using fragranced air "fresheners", soaps or hand sanitizers in bathrooms/hospitals/taxi's etc for a start.
In spaces that are open to the public I realize that it is impossible to guarantee that no one will be wearing any scented products but we really need to start somewhere.
I am a young adult with multiple chronic illnesses living in a small town. I use a wheelchair for longer outings and a cane for shorter ones or for around the house. Something that has been bothering me SO MUCH lately is how the streets around my house are not at all wheelchair friendly, at least not if I want to self-propel instead of having someone push me. There are no sidewalks whatsoever and the streets all have a convex shape to them (probably to help water drain to the curbs during the rainy season) that means every time I try to wheel forward I have to fight with my wheelchair not to go careening into the curb. This means that on really bad energy days I am trapped inside my house unless someone else can help me, stripping me of any independence.
i love how you started the video "and when im talking about accessibility, I'm not just talking about ramps" that is such a common mindset people have when you talk about how accessible a place is. I work with individuals with a range of disabilities and these topics are so important to us to make sure everyone is enjoying life and feels included and not struggling to access anything i think we are a long way off in society but changes are happening i hope they continue and the progression speeds up so these issues become a thing of the past..
Freaking love this video!! Gonna add one thing though. Being accessible means you know the ADA law about service dogs and NOT DISTRACTING THEM ON PURPOSE because you're "testing" their training
+2puppies 1person Yes, of course! I expect to see way more additions in the comments! We DEFINITELY didn't get everything, accessibility means SO many different things :)
annieelainey This video could easily be over an hour long with so many different things.
+Rikki Poynter Haha, one day! Full 2 hour documentary about different forms of accessibility and anti disability erasure! Next project!
annieelainey YES! do it!! Actually. This is the goal
Yessssss! Accessibility means being able to safely access transit within my city. Being able to see the best doctors including those who chose a second floor unit in a building with no elevator (why?!?!?). And amen to automatic doors. A button to push, clear access free of thick door matts... These little things make a huge difference to those like me with mobility struggles.
For me, accessibility is somewhere where it isn't too loud and important announcements are written as clear text and people are patient and helpful without being condescending or patronising.
Handrails! Preferably handrails that are not made out of material that becomes scorching hot in the summer. And card readers at checkouts that are actually low enough to use if you're a short person in a wheelchair.
I'm autistic and a chronic pain patient, so it's interesting how these intersection. Though, I'm lucky that my legs often do just fine, the only times I've had to use my wheelchair have been hell since I can't go up any of the ramps at my college myself and it's embarrassing as hell for some random to help you. Furthermore, I've gotten trapped in the elevator because it was too small to turn around in, ugh. Thank you for the video.
+Not Me Thank you for sharing!
I adored this so much! I've made it my mission this year to learn Auslan (Australian Sign Language) so I can be more accessible & intersectional myself!
& also I just wanted to add, just FYI: you've really encouraged me (a spoonie wheelchair user) on your channel to identify as a disabled woman. It's taken me a long time to get to a place where I feel comfortable coming out as disabled, after almost a decade of having severe chronic pain & chronic fatigue, I've only really gone public w/ my chronic illness about a year ago & identified as having a disability, because before that I didn't know if I had the right to? Which is absurd now thinking about it, but you know how society loves to screw with your identity & self worth. Thank you for being a part of that process of healing.
You rock.
This video is one of the most informative videos that i've ever watched, i think everyone should watch it now i know more about this amazing topic! Because you are fighters and all of you have my support and i know you have others people too! The world is changing and is changing for good!
Disabilities, is an issue that needs more coverage! I am so happy you made this! Keep it up! xd
I love this video! Accessibility means different things to everyone and we should make things accessible. I'm not a fan of being left out of a social life, and I've lost people because they were sick of me taking longer trying to get somewhere once a wheelchair or not being able to read.
Very nice video. People should aware of every single things about this
hi! I am an able person. as an able person, I did not understand the need of accessibility, til I got to be a part of a very special youth movment, which became a huge part of my life. this youth movement named Krembo Wings. it is the only youth movement ever that wasn't crated only for able people. the only cauntry that you can "find" this youth movement in is Israel. this youth movement should be accessibal for teens with and without disabilitis all around the world.
+leshem artzi Hello Israel
To me access ability means
1) Wheelchair ramps when I need it and friendly people that want to help.
2) To me access ability means large hallways so I get through with an electric power chair.
3) To me access ability means if I have to have a large hallway to get a Walker through I can.
This is absolutely wonderful, informative and inclusive.
Thank you to those who took part in the making of this video!
Annie, Ricki, James and Emily, this was super helpful. Thank you for making this video. It was clear and to the point. I am currently working to update my arts website to be accessible. I have a long way to go. But it's a work in progress. Thanks for your thoughtfulness in conveying this info to those of us without a disability but who want to be inclusive.
Terrific video! Really enjoyed it.
Hi! I will be using this video with my grade 8 students. Thank you for sharing this :)
This is so informative & helpful! Thank you for sharing!
I love this soo much! and yes there is more that needs to be included but this is so brilliant! Thank you guys for making this amazing and important video!
To me it means people consider that not all people are visual learners and some of us do not process such info well.
Thank you for making these videos! They are so wonderful!
I loved this video! Thanks for making this! The more we spread awareness the less ignorant people will be about disabilities 😋💗🌀🐚🐬
Well said!
Closed captions yes!
I’m an able bodied ally, I’m trying to convince my school to have more stuff for my friends to get around the school, they don’t have enough elevators, it’s extremely loud, and they barely accommodate. Plus they spent 3 hundred thousand on a new “hang out space” with a fucking ice cream machine, but say “the building is old so it would cost too much to get elevators”
this is so important.
This is great. I shared on Facebook!
I love this.
This was great. Thanks for making the video
Amazing video
What does accessibility mean to YOU?
As a person with ADD and Impulsivity, it's really helpful when public announcements are repeated more than once, because then I can be sure that I heard something correctly and not miss info or second-guess myself. Visual information is also helpful because it's easier for me to see something and reassert that yes, this is a fact, I didn't forget anything important. That's why I like to use captions on videos with fast talking speakers, so it's simpler for me to understand things.
Accessibility means people who don't have the capacity to do things I can do without a problem can do the same things easily. Accessibility also means able bodied people -like me- make an effort to help people who are disabled.
Chairs in stores! Oh my goodness. Why do more stores not have chairs? That ends up with me on the floor. And sad. Not fun for the store or me!
Having seats available at /all/ public transport stops instead of just a few so those of us with bad joints don't have to sit in the muddy ground waiting for the bus.
And having hand rails at all stairs so you don't have to cling to the walls to try and climb up to the second floor. (though elevators would be best of course)
It's not as much accessibility as full access, but I've started taking a class at a local university and I walk, but I use braces and stairs can be painful (I have fibromyalgia, although EDS is a possibility), and the campus is so hilly that although there are elevators in the buildings, I have to choose between going out of my way, separate from other people and potentially getting lost and taking the elevator or experiencing the pain from the stairs. Design things so that we aren't a required afterthought and can move through the space with our peers. Don't put ramps and elevators off to the side of the building; put them where everyone is moving together.
With regards to image descriptions, are they just used online or can they also be used on paper handouts? Also, would you happen to know if screen readers can read PDF files?
Uh Rikki you might wanna put some text on the bottom of the screen or um have someone interpret things for you, 'cause most of these people do not know sign language also I am visually impaired and so even if you put text on the bottom of the screen that might not help, soo what's all this stuff about accessibility lol? Um, make it accessible then.
2:19 that's impossible
waaay pass do
I really like your videos, but is it necessary to have that background music/noise on them? I find it highly distracting and annoying. But maybe that's just me.
meisjeViv in case you don't have issues with processing text, I'd recommend muting the video and reading the captions. I cannot understand the people talking with background noise at all, which is why I use the captions that are very well made on here!
How can we possibly accommodate every single disability?
+Dude Listen to what disabled people have to say about what we need, then change to accommodate us and not ignore us or ridicule what we need. Add captions to videos, fix ramps and add automatic doors, add text descriptions to images or videos.
I'm legally blind and deaf. It's offensive that you didn't make your comment brail translatable. Thanks to you cis ableist I didn't get to interpret your comment.
+Dude If you are blind and deaf there is a transcript available under "More" for screen readers to translate into braille. That's for the video, comments are typically picked up by readers though.
Quit crying and whining about every little thing.