The Future of Inaccessibility? Wheelchair Space Kitchen — A Parody Exhibit Opens in Denver

The Wheelchair Space Kitchen gives a preview of what it’s like to be disabled.

There are parts of the Wheelchair Space Kitchen—just one of many rooms in Meow Wolf’s 90,000 square-foot Convergence Station, which opens in Denver on September 17—that won’t be accessible. A cabinet will be too high, a countertop too low. You might feel like you’re Alice in Wonderland, shrinking too small to reach a table or growing too tall to fit through a door. Some messages are written in Braille, and unless you read Braille, you’re out of luck.

This exhibit will give visitors an opportunity to feel what it is like to face obstacles — hopefully kindling in them a sense of understanding and empathy for those who face barriers on a regular basis, whether as a result of a disability or for some other reason. To read more about the Wheelchair Space Kitchen, see the original article in Thrillist.