What accessibility means depends heavily on the disability and person Every disability is different, and what support someone needs will depend on what they struggle with

The ADA provides guidelines for private businesses
The ada only covers public businesses

Crouching down to speak with a person in a wheelchair is polite
It infantilizes them.

Cerebral palsy, which is brain damage under the age of two is a developemental disability

Alt text or alternative text is only necessary for complex images or graphs Alternative text is so people with screenreaders or similar needs can understand the image.

The ADA provides guidelines for the government The ADA covers government services, buildings, and public transit as well.

Talking fast and not explaining things if requested is not inclusive Along with being generally rude, if someone has an audio processing disorder, or a neurological condition that makes it hard to understand things, you would be intentionally excluding them from the conversation

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome or MCAS, a disorder that causes the person to react similar to allergies to random stimuli, is an impairment

What supports one person may hinder or harm another

What people need is incredibly personal to their disability. Different people may have competing needs

The ADA provides guidelines for phone companies Telecommunication companies must provide access to those with speech or hearing disabilities

Major depressive disorder or MDD, a disorder that causes a persistant feeling of sadness or emptiness is mental health

Able bodied people can benefit from things being accessible While this should not be a reason to include accessibility, able bodied people can still benefit! Whether its bumping the door opener when your hands are full, or using the alt text when an image doesn’t load, we all benefit!

The ADA provides guidelines for house constructions
The ADA does not cover private residences

Congenital blindness, a visual impairment that someone is born with is an impairment