Let’s talk about accessibility and how it impacts able-bodied people for a second. I know this sounds weird but it is good to acknowledge how these things affect the majority of people.
There really is no reason to not make things more accessible. Historically, making things more accessible has helped everyone benefit more. Having curbs dip down helps disabled people in wheelchairs or similar mobility aids, but also helps people with strollers, bikes, and other things as well. Having a button to make doors open is usually intended for wheelchairs again, but I know many who use it just cause it’s easier. And it applies for other disabilities too! Captions are a good example, they’re made for people with auditory processing disorders but a lot of people use them just cause it’s helpful. I’ve been seeing on YouTube shorts a bra brand for disabled people that uses magnets and has hooks so everyone can put it on and I’ve heard people just getting them because of preference. And it’s important to me that it’s because of preference, because more options means more people can get what just works better for them in any way. Which once again, just helps everyone find something they like using.
It is true that because of how some disabilities conflict, it’s impossible to make everything accessible to everyone, but it has been proven that many accessible things have benefits for able-bodied people(or people with unrelated disabilities to the intended use). Make things more accessible forever and ever and ever because it will benefit you and most other people. You should actually care about this if you’re not disabled because you’re likely gonna benefit from it as there will be new innovation that makes life better for everyone. And this means disabled people can do more things, which as a disabled person means a lot. I feel horrible when I’m not able to do as much as others and if I can do more then I will genuinely feel so much better. Thank you for coming to my ted talk