Writing Log 4

　　People who live with disabilities are always considered shameful, for it was difficult for them to manage to do the daily affairs that we take for granted. In fact, they have no differences from us except their disabilities which are formed because of inborn deficiency or unfortunate accidents. Luckily, now we find that there is much we can do to help them, like improving the living conditions of them.

   One day when I got to a high-grade hotel, I realized that there was still many things left for us to provide the equal access to the disabled people. As soon as I got through the door of the hotel, I found it was almost impossible for the lame or the blind to enter. The glass door would keep revolving unless someone stopped it. People in wheelchairs were hardly able to stop the door, and it seemed that the width of the door was not as wide as that of the wheelchair. On the other hand, the revolving door was likely to hit the arms or heads of the blind when they tried to get through. The service counter was too high for the people in wheelchairs to reach. If they wanted to seek counsel of checking in or get publicity materials, they could hardly be served as normal people. The counter as well as the phones was in so high a position that it couldn’t be reached by people in wheelchairs. Except these, the stairs were one of the inconvenient tools for the disabled people. There was no elevator for the lame people, so that they were unable to get to another floor unless others offered help. Thus, I want to say that the disabled should have equal rights.

     Every member of society has the right to enjoy a reasonable quality of life, of course, including the disabled people. As society develops, we have the responsibility to offer equal access for the disabled people. Finally, they can have productive and meaningful lives as we do.