If you’re a non-disabled person, you might have not noticed how terrible accessibility can be for disabled people. When the correct assistance isn’t put in place by cities, trying to enter a business, cross the street, or grab something from a high shelf is way more difficult and sometimes impossible for disabled people. It’s incredibly frustrating and leaves people feeling totally forgotten.
People on Reddit’s r/CrappyDesign page don’t hold back when sharing the frustrating failure of some disability accommodations. Next time you’re out, look for terrible designs like these and you’ll start to see them everywhere.
1. “This level with “for help with blindness, please call…” with all of the information not listed in braille”
2. “These stairs leading up to an elevator”
3. “‘Accessible handicapped parking!’ SUVs/Trucks only?”
4. “This ramp in front of a bank office”
5. “Go upstairs to tell us you need help going upstairs.”
6. “Extreme Wheelchairing”
7. “Uh, pretty sure deaf people can read, but okay.”
8. “Braille numbering on a bumpy surface.”
9. ‘”Wheelchair access” for the brave.’
10. “Russia’s answer to accessibility”
11. “The Braille on the “ALARM” and “STOP” button on this bus are the same”
12. “The inaccessible reserved wheelchair space”
13. “This parking block renders the wheelchair ramp useless (despite my stubborn efforts)”
14. “Shoutout to all those blind people who can read flat braille”
15. “This crosswalk for the handicapped”
16. “In Turkey, we have footpaths with embossed yellow tiles to help blind people.”
H/T : Buzzfeed