One of our leaders of AgrAbility Friends and Family attended a Governor's Conference on Volunteerism in Des Moines. He ran into many problems of accessibility even though he had advised them ahead of time that he would be using a chair. Breakfast was served in an area that was NOT accessible. The conference was held in a different location from where he stayed so he had asked for an accessible van. They weren't able to get one for him until an hour and a half after he needed it.
Accessible design means that products and buildings are accessible for people with disabilities.
They had just remodeled the family home about a year before the accident. Her husband, Dan, had to carry her up the front steps and through the door that was too narrow for her wheelchair. The major problem would be getting into and using the bathroom. While she was in the hospital, she dreamed of being back home in her kitchen. She remembered Betty, her neighbor, using that word one day over coffee.