Hey Rachel, so interesting. I have been that parent with the pushchair and a thousand bags many times, and the experience has been eye-opening for me. I'm ashamed to say that prior to having kids, I genuinely didn't notice this issue. It was only once I personally began to wrestle with broken lifts / railway bridges / gridlock in the bus buggy space that I began to think 'whoa, what about the wheelchairs etc'? And also I've noticed that sense of solidarity, among anyone having what you might call a non-normative experience. Very funny about Grandma Helen (I'm assuming!) by the way x
So good to hear your thoughts, I think it all becomes much more visible when you’re experiencing a version of hard to navigate systems, for sure! (And yes, you assumed right!) xx
Hey Rachel, so interesting. I have been that parent with the pushchair and a thousand bags many times, and the experience has been eye-opening for me. I'm ashamed to say that prior to having kids, I genuinely didn't notice this issue. It was only once I personally began to wrestle with broken lifts / railway bridges / gridlock in the bus buggy space that I began to think 'whoa, what about the wheelchairs etc'? And also I've noticed that sense of solidarity, among anyone having what you might call a non-normative experience. Very funny about Grandma Helen (I'm assuming!) by the way x
So good to hear your thoughts, I think it all becomes much more visible when you’re experiencing a version of hard to navigate systems, for sure! (And yes, you assumed right!) xx