It's a matter of perspective

I had been looking for this ad for quite a while. I think it makes a great point in showing how inaccessible our environment is for all sorts of people (I live in Istanbul). I remember how surprised I was when I went to Taipei to see my sister last summer. There were so many wheelchair users. My sister made this interesting remark : "I first thought that there were more wheelchair users in Taipei, but then I realized that they go out more than they do in Turkey."

Actually the number of wheelchairs in the city need not be the only criteria to understand the accessibility of the city, the number of strollers too, could be a good indicator. My mother kept complaining how child-unfriendly Istanbul is, she repeatedly recollects how hard it was to walk around with a stroller when I was a kid. Now that my friends are starting to have children, I feel the same too as an "auntie". It's so hard to bring up a child in this city.

We ought not pity anyone who has trouble getting around in the city, we just need to democratize our space ! People are not bodily restricted, it is our cities that are restrictive. Unfortunately the measurements the government has been taking is definitely not enough.