Hi all, I spent the last few weeks attending multiple disability-sector events — the kind organised by people who speak the loudest about inclusion. What I saw was uncomfortable. Ramps too steep to use. Captions missing or unusable. Sign language skipping entire sentences. Blinding lights. Freezing auditoriums. Ableist language from the stage. And disabled people being “managed” instead of included. So I wrote a candid self-audit: “The Ramp Is Missing. But the Irony Is Not.” Because if disability events themselves exclude disabled people, then what are we really showcasing? Inclusion — or our own complacency?
Read the full piece here: https://medium.com/.../the-ramp-is-missing-but-the-irony If your organisation wants to design events that actually include everyone — from physical access to communication sensitivity — www.karuneti.com <http://www.karuneti.com/> can help you reimagine that experience with intention. Open to conversations. Best, Shruti -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/900751A2-4E63-4CBA-B7C3-C3A86193311A%40gmail.com.
