More Buildings

In keeping with the theme of my last article, I thought I’d write another one on the annoying architecture of some buildings I’ve had to frequent for a time; namely, schools.

I’ve attended nine schools in my life, and I realized the other day that with the exception of the last three (one of which is online so it shouldn’t even really count…), none of them were built in an accessible way. In other words, had I been “disabled enough” to use mobility aids from childhood, I could literally not have attended any of the schools I went to.

My Diagnosis

“I’ve always been terrible in gym class.”

That’s my go-to response to one of the first questions people ask me when I tell them about my disability: “Have you always been disabled?”