My husband has used a wheelchair since 2006. Despite this life-changing challenge, we are able to live our lives here in Swarthmore, where we are grateful to the schools, businesses, and libraries to which we have access. However, we can do these things in only a subset of places. There are many places where we still cannot participate in places of public activity. When it comes to compliance with accessibility requirements, complacent inaction is the norm. Why, in Swarthmore, is this most physical denial of civil rights perennially acceptable? Opinion Piece