(a) Disabled people's needs vary, and what's good for people with one disability may be unhelpful for people with another.
This. (I am on the way there, but so far, so good.) I have, let's say, an elderly relative with diabetic neuropathy who can't use ramps and therefore needs steps.
When I was younger, most things/events/buildings, etc. were inaccessible; my own ignorance was slightly eroded by the case of a man in a wheelchair trying to pay a parking ticket (I worked in an office with one of the under-lawyers) who was directed to an alley full of garbage.
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This. (I am on the way there, but so far, so good.) I have, let's say, an elderly relative with diabetic neuropathy who can't use ramps and therefore needs steps.
When I was younger, most things/events/buildings, etc. were inaccessible; my own ignorance was slightly eroded by the case of a man in a wheelchair trying to pay a parking ticket (I worked in an office with one of the under-lawyers) who was directed to an alley full of garbage.