Grr, 2nd time of writing, lost the first version to an unintentional dyspraxic finger swipe...
I think I agree on that nuanced understanding of 'user' versus 'in', particularly important given current hostility towards those of us perceived as 'scroungers' on account of our disability.
WRT 'level access', remember cobbles are technically level!
And absolutely on conflating 'accessible' with 'level' with 'wheelchair accessible'. Some of the worst access issues for me on crutches were on level ground that was supposedly accesss friendly - airports, stations etc. A flat surface may be easy to wheel across, but if you've got to get from one side of a huge terminal to the other in not a lot of time, then it isn't ideal if you have problems with distance and speed. I genuinely found rough terrain on a hill side more accessible than airports.
Of course now I get to see all of that from the opposite perspective!
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I think I agree on that nuanced understanding of 'user' versus 'in', particularly important given current hostility towards those of us perceived as 'scroungers' on account of our disability.
WRT 'level access', remember cobbles are technically level!
And absolutely on conflating 'accessible' with 'level' with 'wheelchair accessible'. Some of the worst access issues for me on crutches were on level ground that was supposedly accesss friendly - airports, stations etc. A flat surface may be easy to wheel across, but if you've got to get from one side of a huge terminal to the other in not a lot of time, then it isn't ideal if you have problems with distance and speed. I genuinely found rough terrain on a hill side more accessible than airports.
Of course now I get to see all of that from the opposite perspective!