Pride should be accessible
It’s not a hot take. It’s not even a lukewarm take. Pride should be accessible for the disabled community. I attended my local pride yesterday and while the march was accessible and enjoyable (in spite of the British weather), the community village and entertainment events were hosted on a large field just outside the city centre. No boards or anything to allow access for wheelchairs, so with the rain the area was so muddy my friends and I had to give up and go home. We were unwilling to risk getting anyone’s chair stuck in the mud or loosing a cane to the boggy conditions. Make pride accessible for all. Think about accessibility in your planning of major events like this. We exist, don’t overlook us.








