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    1. 1/ When you call to book a table at a restaurant, do you ask about accessibility considerations: e.g. wheelchair access, menus in braille or even mindful music volume? Chances are that if you are not yourself affected by these issues, you do not.
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    2/ If you don’t, this leaves it up to those who have these needs to fight their own battles in making restaurants do better. These are the same people who already experience obstacles being hit twice by also having to fight to be seen and heard and provided space.
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      3/ Also, if enough people visit restaurants that do not make any accessibility accommodations, those restaurants will feel supported by a considerable clientele and be de-incentivised to include more people in their efforts to provide a welcoming experience.
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        4/ By simply asking the question “What accessibility accommodations have you made?” you… * create awareness * bring the topic top of mind * show that accessibility matters not just to those directly affected * unburden people who are coping with these obstacles daily
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          5/ Already today many of us acknowledge that we do not use words that demean, degrade and insult others. Not because the words hurt us, because they hurt someone else. Questioning how inclusive the spaces I visit are is the next step in proactively mitigating how others are hurt.
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            6/ I wrote about this last year in the context of Helping events become more inclusive, but it’s important to remember that the same frame of mind applies to all aspects of life: Asking the important questions and letting the responses guide my actions. axbom.blog/events-inclusivity/
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