weaponized accessibility
A term coined by disability activist Erin Michelle Kay, owner of the merchandise shop “Claiming Disability,” and host of the podcast by the same name.
The term refers to when an entity such as a business or city employs accessibility that isn’t accessible, whether for performative purposes, due to lack of understanding, or not working with an accessibility consultant.
“It benefits no one.
It doesn’t benefit people using strollers.
it doesn’t benefit disabled people.
it doesn’t benefit bicyclists.
it’s a performative piece of ‘Accessibility’ that isn’t actually accessible.”