The Cost of Inaccessibility: In Conversation with Nadia Haitham Hasan

The Cost of Inaccessibility: In Conversation with Nadia Haitham Hasan

They carried her up the stairs first. Then her wheelchair. The office was on the second floor. There was no lift. The magazine had been impressed by her CV, had called her in for an interview, and had seemed enthusiastic about her experience. Only when she arrived did the reality set in: access had never been considered. By the time she made it to the interview, having been hauled up two flights of stairs, the verdict was already forming. “You a…