mobility

 Artist Christopher Samuel, who uses an electric wheelchair, knows how inconvenient and frustrating hotel rooms can be for people with disabilities. He spent three months in transitional housing in an inaccessible hotel room as disability agencies found a place for him, according to a story by Ian Youngs in BBC.COM. He had three words to describe the experience to you: Frustrating and sometimes humiliating. But it also made him industrious.

To call attention to the housing and accommodation issues in the U.K. he created a room that was completely inaccessible for people without disabilities. “I knew people would find [the room] amusing at first, but in reality, when you live that every day it’s not funny anymore,” says the artist. 

OUR TAKE: Frustrating and inconvenient. When you speak with people with disabilities, those words are a common thread. Awareness of how people who use wheelchairs and motorized devices to navigate the world is scarce in the travel business. The room inspired other artist to create their own personalized rooms. What’s the famous line? In so many words, it’s that art is not supposed to change the world, but to change perceptions—the way we see the world. As changemakers in the hospitality business, it’s our opportunity to make a huge difference in people’s lives, simply by changing the way you look at things.

OUR TAKE: Frustrating and sometimes humiliating. We hear those words often from people with disabilities. Awareness of how people who use wheelchairs and motorized devices to navigate the world is scarce in the travel business. The room inspired other artists to create their own personalized rooms. What’s the famous line? In so many words, it’s that art is not supposed to change the world, but to change perceptions—the way we see the world. As changemakers in the hospitality business, it’s our opportunity to make a huge difference in people’s lives, simply by changing the way you look at things. READ MORE OF THE STORY, here.