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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I didn't know that the person was handicapped, my first thought would be whether it was accessible via public transport. [/quote]

So?  If someone you haven't met in person says to you

"Is it accessible?"

and you say

"Yes, it's near Farragut North station?"

It's not really that hard to clarify.  Why should a word that works well be modified?

I will say that usually, if I am talking to someone I've never met and there are accessibility issues, I would probably say "I[b] want to make sure that we are inclusive of our members with disabilities, is the space accessible?"[/b] or something.  I can't imagine that the OP is constantly finding themselves in positions where someone is asking "Is it accessible?" out of the blue.   If they are, then they probably should have mastered the word by now?[/quote]

Even if you phrased it this way, my first thought would be, "Accessible to what?"  My brain would have to flip through the space and think, "Are we talking about steps?  Are we talking about lighting?  Are we talking about braille on the light switches?"  What specifically are you asking my brain to think about in the space.  [/quote]

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