I took the alternate route and put myself in the middle of the city. Can’t fuck with me as much when there are fewer metres involved.

Which city though?

For example, in some European cities I’ve visited (and struggled with a wheelchair) the “ground” floor is commonly about waist high off the ground and properties might be too small (e.g. the width of a single bedroom) with no front yard at all so they just can’t have a ramp up to the ground floor at all. And you can’t add an elevator either because it’s a heritage listed area of the city and you can’t modify the 200 year old brick building.

It’s, obviously, easy enough to find a home for yourself in those cities that does work… but all your friends and family won’t live in a wheelchair compatible home and 90% of the businesses won’t be wheelchair compatible either. Shopping, in those cities, means the person in a wheelchair waits out on the footpath while someone else goes into the business to buy stuff for them.