Accessibility celebrations

This is my place to celebrate the accessible things I am noticing and discovering whilst out and about. These have made me feel happy and positive about the world this week.

As ever, I want celebrate the positive things whilst also working to change things for the better where I can.

Birthday cards
It was our little one’s birthday, and we found two perfect cards in Clinton Cards, both by Carlton Cards. The fact that we found these and they worked so perfectly for us was just a coincidence, but it meant we could add a little bit of extra thought and love into our card choice, which made me very happy.

Both had bright yellow background which is high contrast to the rest of the design, large and clear text and a simple vector image. It really meant the world to me that we were able to find a birthday card for them that they could easily see.

Plus, the little image of the child could be our little one when they wear their ‘dark glasses’.

Two birthday cards from Carlton Cards

Design Musuem, large print guides

For my birthday, we went to the Design Museum to see ‘Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design’. Every time I visit something that is primarily visual, I find myself wondering whether or how they might enjoy or experience something like this. Will they even be interested, or worse, might they be interested but they will find it difficult or be unable to read the descriptions for each piece.

It made me very happy to see that there were large print guides, featuring all the text positioned around the exhibit. So my little one would have been able to read along and look and appreciate the exhibits in his own way.

The large print guide available at the Design Museum

There was also a young guy with a cane going round the exhibition with someone who was verbally describing things to him, which reassured me in a way I can’t really describe. There is such love and care out there in the world for people who experience the world differently, you’ve just got to look out for it.