Last Christmas, I Longed For Accessibility.

Tales of Christmas presents made rounds and after completing several laps, they reached my ears too. I would get to know that my friends had wished for a video game console, another had pleaded for a long list of books and yet another pal had asked for new dresses!

Sweets, toys and games didn't induce a glimmer in my eyes. I didn't want those. I was on a lookout for things that made me feel good about myself. Isn't that what gifts are for, after all?

I wanted a park with a gate wide enough to ride my wheelchair through it, a powered wheelchair that I could ride whenever and wherever I wished to go, clothing that made me feel pretty and not something I was putting on to feel accepted.