Good thing I'm no shy

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I know I come off to a lot of people shy and guarded. For the most part that's true. This is due to my blindness, and not knowing when someone is trying to talk to me. That aside, in other aspects, I'm really not shy. I can't really afford to be. As I've said in a previous post, I'm also in a wheelchair. As a result, I deal with accessibility issues most people don't really face. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) past in 1990, but it could use a serious update in what is considered "accessible". Storytime: Last week, the bathrooms at Save-A-Lot were out of order (both of them), which was bad. I needed to use the restroom, So, I wen into SubWay. Due to social distancing, ingeneral the store was more open, as you would expect. Some people eating inside, okay well... fine. Get to the bathroom, guess what, the bathroom was far to small. Placment of things made it impossible to close the door or really transfer. So, I used the bathroom, anyway, but I could not close the door. I learned long ago, not to care if people saw me or what they think. I can't change who I am, nor would I want to. Though, I feel the word "accessibility" should be more clearly defined, because despite having grab bars, that bathroom was NOT accessible.