Photo by [Yuri Krupenin](https://unsplash.com/@cubeofwood) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/a-red-stop-sign-sitting-on-the-side-of-a-road-ejHY5FEm0B0)

Accessibility and Convenience are not the Same Thing

It is not about the side benefits of accessibility.

August 21, 2018 · 1 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [Joel Danielson](https://unsplash.com/@emberexi) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/two-men-sitting-at-a-table-talking-to-each-other-dw4StX7U5Yw)

Awkward Conversations

This is what it is like to be disabled in a world not designed for you.

August 12, 2018 · 2 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [Pop & Zebra](https://unsplash.com/@popnzebra) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-walking-beside-folding-chairs-IOgJzWuN7Cg)

A Rant About Pop-up Diners

Exclusive. Fancy. Wildly inaccessible.

May 30, 2018 · 2 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [Olivier Collet](https://unsplash.com/@ocollet) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/black-wooden-door-SpgnXs5eTu8)

Understaffing Makes Retail Spaces Inaccessible

I would ask an employee for help, but there’s never anyone around.

May 12, 2018 · 2 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [Marten Bjork](https://unsplash.com/@martenbjork) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/selective-focus-photography-of-white-and-black-building-Z2EgLCJob40)

All the Unused Spaces

They removed the barriers but failed to fix the system.

January 11, 2018 · 1 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [Emilio Garcia](https://unsplash.com/@piensaenpixel) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-in-black-heeled-sandals-walking-on-gray-concrete-pavement-7sNMhj2V0H0?)

How to Read a Sidewalk

Analyzing a sidewalk is an important skill for any wheelchair user.

November 15, 2017 · 2 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [Alfred Quartey](https://unsplash.com/@aquartey_) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/reserved-table-decor-exAIGxml9wM)

Don't Take Up Spaces that Aren't Meant for You

Because disabled spaces are all we have.

July 26, 2017 · 3 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [WrS.tm.pl](https://unsplash.com/@wrstmpl) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/a-blue-and-yellow-pedestrian-crossing-sign-sitting-on-the-side-of-a-road-uZYxoXTk_Us)

Don't be a Walk-Blocker

Quit blocking the fucking curb cut with your car.

July 12, 2017 · 1 min · Urban Cripple
Photo by [Vojtech Bruzek](https://unsplash.com/@vojtechbruzek) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/white-bed-linen-with-throw-pillows-Yrxr3bsPdS0)

How Hotels, Resorts, etc., Can Improve Accessibility Without Spending a Bunch of Money

How hotel websites can suck less.

June 9, 2017 · 2 min · Urban Cripple