Before coming to this class I had some experience with terrible accessibility. One of my best friends in high school had Multiple Sclerosis and was in a wheelchair. No one at school ever treated her differently and she was an amazing friend. But our school had terrible accessibility. We had one big elevator that she would use. That thing looked like it was 100 years old. It would squeak and the lights would flicker. Half the time it would be down and wouldn’t work. It would have so many techinal difficulties thorughout the school year. Our school had 3 levels which meant some classes were on different floors. Everyone would have to take the stairs between each class, but for my friend she would have to take the elevator which would barely work. She would have to miss classes and stay in homeroom which is totally messed up on the school’s part. It is a necessity to have accessibility that actually works and is not old as dirt. When I came to UMBC I was thinking accessibility would be better since it’s not an old high school in Delaware, but to my surprise this campus is so many stairs. My friend would not have an easy time navigating UMBC which is so sad to me everyone deserves a chance to experience college like everyone else. Colleges and all schools should prioritize accessibility and make it modern and up to date. There is no excuse for faulty elevators or anything like that. There needs to be accessible for everyone. Not one single person deserves to do something if someone else cannot. It is unfair and wrong. I personally do need accessibility, but many people do and it’s not fair for universities and public schools to overlook such a huge issue that needs to be fixed. This is a problem that needs to be fixed so we can be inclusive to everyone and let everyone have a chance to what they want.