In these examples, access is defined as the ability for all humans, despite disabilities, to have the right or opportunity to use or benefit from something. Each person should be treated the same regardless of their physical differences. However, this is not the case, especially in architectural design. The albiest architecture example informs about the numerous disadvantages and struggles people with disabilities must endure to accomplish the simplest tasks. For instance, many buildings such as museums, churches, and schools are built with numerous staircases. This poses a challenge for people that cannot walk, and thus they do not have access to anything beyond the staircases. To eliminate this problem and give everyone equal access, museums like the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg added ramps and elevators to accommodate wheelchairs and the disabled. These architectural changes help remove albeit discrimination in the public. Furthermore, another discriminatory structure is the design of airplane seating. Airline companies attempt to fit as many people as possible on a plane for economic efficiency. As a result, the seats and aisles are packed together and the people that are above average size usually have to purchase two seats or VIP seating in order to fit. In order to fix this problem, airlines should designate a few seats in the front of the plane for people with disabilities. This solution would eliminate the albiest discrimination within airlines because it would allow every person to have access to airplane seating. Moreover, within the Technology Gap article, the concept of universal access is centered on the rich and poor rather than disabled people. As technology continues to develop, the range of consumers is decreasing because the poor cannot afford these high priced products. While the rich are purchasing new computers and phones yearly, most of the lower class cannot purchase the new products. As a result, the lower class does not have equal access to products like these. The solution to this technological problem would be to expose low-income children to this new technology in order to expand their opportunities and allow them to gain new skills. Giving them access to this technology would help decrease the economic gap between the rich and the poor because the poor would be more educated and encouraged.
I believe that we should change existing structures to accommodate more people, but not entirely to the point where every person has access to everything. Doing so would push society towards a socialist position, rather than capitalist. The United States heavily favors capitalism, and as a result, social differences will always exist. However, the government should still help to push for social equality, but to a limited extent because it is unreasonable to provide equal access to all types of people, ranging from poor to disabled. There will always be a group of people that feel left out or unfortunate, but that is natural for humans. These instances are ethical because the designers of these products must provide for the majority. There will always be a minority group that will have limited access, which is an aspect of a capitalist society. It is impossible to appeal to everyone, and therefore cannot be determined unethical.