Hello everyone!
I’m excited to share my article for this week’s Accessibility Uncovered, where the One Accessibility team shares accessibility related articles. This time, we are sharing about our favorite accessible places.
I thankfully had more than a few options in my mind when I thought about an accessible place I liked the most, as I was fortunately able to visit many places that really take accessibility into account and are very inclusive.
But, there is one place that I have loved ever since I visited it for the first time, a big reason being how accessible it is! This place is: Centro Cultural Recoleta (CCR), in English: Recoleta Cultural Center.
The CCR is a very well known place in my city, Buenos Aires, it was inaugurated in 1732 and is one of the city’s oldest buildings, but it was closed for some time and re-opened with a brand new look and things to offer in early 2019.
At that time they had amazing art exhibits that really grabbed my attention, so I went to visit as soon as I could so I wouldn’t miss them. And when I did, I was so happy as soon as I saw the entrance!
This place has the biggest, most comfortable ramp I have yet seen. Plus, it has big doors.
And, as soon as you enter, there is another big ramp to go to a part of the building and a nice accessible path to enter the patio.
All of the passageways to enter the different rooms, and the rooms themselves, have ramps where necessary that allow anyone to roam around comfortably. There are also elevators to go to the upper floors. The times I visited I was able to see many people carrying strollers without a problem, probably taking their kids to the “Forbidden not to touch” museum that is on the building.
And yes, the restrooms also have an accessible stall, I made sure to check the first time I went and saw the ramps!
But this place isn’t just great because it is so accessible, it has many beautiful and well prepared areas for everyone’s needs: It has a coworking area, a nice patio to relax, a place to play foosball and table tennis, a nap room, and more!
So far, I have only mentioned accessibility related to physical space, as it was the first thing I noticed and what first amazed me about the place. But, after my first visit I immediately checked their website, and I found that they offered tours for people with disabilities and it is accessible in other ways, with help. You can click here to check their website, I’m sure Google Chrome can translate it for you if you don’t speak Spanish.
I really loved, and love, that place so much that I chose it as my topic for my Connect Live 2019 application video as I talked about my favorite place. That’s right, the Centro Cultural Recoleta isn’t just my favorite accessible place, it is my favorite place. And it being so accessible is a big reason for it.
You can check the video I made there to see more of it, and hear me talk a bit more about it:
I honestly haven’t been there for a long time, and even though a lot of things have changed this last few years, it continues to be my favorite place, and when I think about it I remember and still get that feeling of happiness I got when I first discovered it, the great areas and exhibits it offers, and how accessible it all is!
Thank you for reading!
I have some questions for you:
- Would you like to visit this place?
- Do you have a similar place in your region?
- What’s your favorite accessible place?
I’m looking forward to reading your answers, and perhaps related posts if you have many things to tell us 
If you have a question, suggestion, or contribution, feel free to comment below. You can read last week’s roundup article here and check the list of our other articles under "Accessibility Uncovered".
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… espero que podramos volver algún día y jugar en serio!
