Thank you Réal Saint Laurent for shedding light on the elephant in the room: our inaccessible city hall ["Letters: Hypocritical council," February 24].
Accessibility is one of those issues we seldom hear about because it is not experienced by the able-bodied mainstream and what we don’t experience, we don’t see.
In a world where many seem to think we (people with disabilities) can’t speak for ourselves, it is not surprising that our lack of access to city hall is viewed as a low priority.
However, we can speak for ourselves and access to city hall is a right we have been denied far too long. In many countries this situation would be considered illegal.
The majority of us will experience some form of disability in our lifetime, so this issue really isn’t about those "other" people; it’s about most of us, if not all of us. And all of us deserve better.
Celebrating Diversability Day once a year is not enough. We need real access. Real equality. Real inclusion.
Kaia Sherritt
Abbotsford Street
