Accessibility is the what everybody wants.
Just to have the chance to have fun and be just like everybody else. That is all a person wants. To have that fair chance and moment to enjoy what everybody else can sometimes take for granted. A moment to maybe forget what is making us sad so we can have a little fun.
That is the basic idea of accessibility. To just be able to live life and perhaps have fun. Just like everybody else. To make things accessible. And that is just what three Pokemon GO Trainers were able to do for one Paraplegic trainer playing Pokemon GO.
Last year, Mathew Tover was reviewing PokeStop submissions on Wayfarer. That was when he came across a submission to make a bedroom into a PokeStop. This bedroom was submitted by a quadriplegic child who played Pokemon GO but was unable to leave his bedroom for long periods of times due to their condition. At best, this young trainer can only stand upright in their wheelchair for three hours. So having a PokeStop close by would be helpful the for the Pokemon GO Trainer.
Still, Tover and his friends went over to visit the trainer who submitted the originally unqualified PokeStop. They had went over to his home and met the young trainer who loved Pokemon GO. Even though he was paralyzed from the neck down, this boy wanted to be a Pokemon Trainer. With a stylish in his mouth, this trainer played Pokemon GO. He worked so hard to enjoy a game that we all love to play.
With approval from the child’s parents, Tover and his two other friends went to work. They had built a little free library in front of the young trainer’s house. As you can see in the picture above, the library was installed on the easement of the sidewalk. That way anybody can access it without trespassing on private property. All within the guidelines of approval for a PokeStop. Also, easy for the young trainer to spin the PokeStop everyday so he can play Pokemon GO the fullest. Just like everybody else.
What makes things even better, Tover and his friends will now drive by and leave lures for the Pokemon GO Trainer. That way he can catch plenty of Pokemon.
TRAINER’S EYE #40 – “Creating Accessibility” ft. Rt110Triathlete, DirtDiverG, & Sveltl0 |
If you want to learn more about this story, they we suggest you listen to As the Pokeball Turns. David was able to talk to Tover and his two friends who made the library for the young paraplegic trainer. It is a heartwarming story that proves that we all want to play this game. Together.