At university, for the first time in my life I was in a world where age, sex, colour, creed or disability were of no importance. If I can attempt to sum up Elizabeth's message in these speeches it is to look beyond the disability to the person. Accessibility for people with disabilities can be improved in many ways. It means customers who are visually impaired can now request their bills in big print at no extra cost making the service more accessible. Many will no longer need to rely on someone else to read the bill for them.
Accessibility is important.
It can mean the difference between being included or excluded. As individuals we can also improve accessibility for people with disabilities. In small ways. People with a disability are often attributed with qualities such as 'courage', 'bravery' and 'determination'. For many girls and young women these are unwelcome words.