‘To Use The Disabled Lift, Please Come Up’:Social Media Reacts To Baffling Note About Disabled Lift

A confusing note outside a building has gotten a lot of attention online. It says, "To use the disabled lift, please go upstairs to the buffet and tell a staff member so we can turn on the power."  Many people are upset because it asks those needing the lift to first climb stairs. Critics also noticed a typo. This situation shows how important it is to make facilities truly accessible for everyone.

The note, which was shared in a Reddit post by user 'emotional_platypuss,' has garnered significant attention and over 85,000 upvotes since being posted a few days ago. The note reads, "To use the disabled lift, please come upstairs to the buffet and notify a member of staff so that we can turn the power on. Thank you." This instruction, which requires individuals needing wheelchair assistance to first navigate stairs to notify staff before using the lift, has left many puzzled and disappointed.

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Comments on the post have been critical of the facility's approach to accessibility, with some users pointing out a typo in the note as an additional concern. The situation highlights ongoing issues with ensuring adequate and user-friendly facilities for people with disabilities.

Users Reaction to the post:

“Come upstairs is insane.”

“From personal experience, it’s because the lift didn’t work too well, and they didn’t want people using it and getting stuck. I found this out why we called for the lift to be enabled so my mum, brother, and I could go to a shop on a mezzanine level. I took the stairs, and watched them get stuck halfway. Then we got to call again to tell whoever turned on the lift that it was broken, and they said “oh yeh it does that”.”

"Either they’re so cheap they don’t want to ‘waste power’ on anyone who isn’t disabled using the lift.

Or the lift doesn’t actually work at all. They just had to put one in because of disability ordinances and this is their way of “complying” without actually complying."