As a neurotypical able-bodied lady, I by no means gave accessibility a second thought. In 2012, all that modified in a matter of 10 minutes. While on trip in Las Vegas, I skilled excruciating ache in my decrease again which lasted a couple of minutes, then I could not transfer my proper leg. A couple of minutes later, my left leg went prickly from my hip to my toes, leaving me totally paralyzed from the waist down. I may really feel every thing however could not transfer something. I could not even sit up because of the lack of my again and core muscle tissue, and I misplaced all management over my bowel and bladder. These had been all issues I had taken without any consideration earlier than my harm. In that second, I could not think about how I might navigate a world not designed for individuals like me.