'Disabled people matter. We're contributing members of society. It's the only minority you can become a part of at any point during your life,' said Butler University student Becca Mattson.
INDIANAPOLIS — Becca Mattson, a junior at Butler University, uses a wheelchair to get around campus. Ramps are essential for her to get in and out of buildings.Over the weekend, Mattson says she was trying to leave Atherton Union but the ramp to the exit was blocked by a Butler University Operations Truck.
Mattson says she told the employees they can't park there because people who need ramps won't be able to use them. They told her they'd only be parked there for a few minutes. "Specifically with the parking, it's a chronic issue not just here on campus, but throughout the community," Mattson said."It's definitely a challenge a lot of us face. That's one of the major ones," Gaver said."A lot of the times, I've seen people think it's real easy access to the front door so they don't have to walk so far, but really, when you're blocking that ramp, you're taking our right away from accessing the building completely.
For people with disabilities, she hopes to help instill confidence in them to speak up when someone is taking up space or blocking a ramp they need to use. What Mattson did is an example of the confidence Gaver wants the differently-abled to have.
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