![Comic showing people waiting at the bottom of a stair/ramp combo leading to a school as someone shovels the snow.
Person in wheelchair: Could you please shovel the ramp?
Shoveler: All these other kids are waiting to use the stairs. When I get through shoveling them off, the I will clear the ramp for you.
Person in wheelchair: But if you shovel the ramp, we can all get in!](https://www.joeydevilla.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/clear-the-path-for-everyone.png)
It’s all too easy for we (temporarily) ambulatory people to treat special needs as a secondary concern, but as the comic above points out, accommodating people with special needs accommodates everyone.
(This doesn’t just apply to buildings — if you design or develop software or web pages, keep this in mind!)
One reply on “Accommodating people with special needs accommodates everyone”
Thank you Joey!