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View submission: Accessibility Updates to Mod Tools: Part 1
Hi. Blind person here. It is common for organizations to hire accessibility auditors who can create a formal report of all the things that need to be worked on. This is normal and accepted practice.
Comment by mizmoose at 24/06/2023 at 14:23 UTC
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Sure. I have a physical disability. I know that when it comes to improving access to buildings, companies will often hire a company to determine what changes need to be made.
But also, smart companies will also ask the people who use it, *What do you need?* Most companies, however, prefer to go with *What's the minimum we can do and have it be called accessible?*
I recently talked to an apartment complex about a new apartment. When I said that after I moved in I would have the bathtub converted to a walk-in shower [at my expense], they told me, "You're not allowed to do that. What happens is, you get a doctor's note explaining you need it *(this is legal)* and then we cut a hole in the side of the bathtub."
As if that's the same thing.
Reddit isn't going to let anyone install the shower. They're gonna cut a hole in the bathtub wall and claim it's the same thing, *even if I still can't get into the tub*.