“The situation with accessibility in Latvia is almost like gambling — you never know whether a building or an event attended by a person with a disability will be accessible or not. It’s like a lottery. It often happens that when arriving at a place that is said to be accessible, the visitor has to literally stay on the street. “All the money is lost” and great disappointment follows, because there is no possibility to attend the event. The Accessibility Celebration Day will literally take place in the premises of the former casino. We hope that by playing the game we can also get the big win — a fully accessible and friendly environment for everyone! We want to celebrate what has already been achieved and look to the bright future. But we remind you that gambling is addictive just like environmental accessibility — once you start, there’s no turning back.”
Lība Bērziņa, Accessibility Manager and curator of the Accessibility Day