Why Accessibility is important to me
Most people who work within accessibility have a personal reason for doing so.
This is the central reservation on the Old Shoreham Road, in West Sussex, UK.
If you know the road, I am talking about by the cemetery.
I was a passenger in a very bad car crash.
It was the 11th June 1989 at 4am.
The driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit a lamppost at 46 mph.
The car was wrecked and we were left with horrendous life-changing injuries.
From that moment on, we saw the world through the lens of disability.
I have photos of the car which I am not going to show here because I do not want to cause upset.
It wasn’t great, in fact it was a close call whether we would survive.
If the accident had not happened, I would probably not give accessibility any more thought than anyone else and that is why I do not get frustrated when I meet people who do not get it.
It is my role to get alongside them and help them on this journey, one that we will all need to take.
Why is accessibility important to you?
