(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- One local organization is ensuring that everyone is able to enjoy what the Chicago area has to offer and that includes the disabled community.
“People with disabilities should have just as much fun as people who are able-bodied. We are fun," said Vanessa Harris, founder of Fun4TheDisabled.
"We are problem solvers. People don’t think about solving the problems that we have to deal with.”
After taking a documentary class at the Hyde Park Art Center in 2018 and putting together a feature on accessibility issues at some popular Chicago attractions, Harris started the non-profit.
Since then, the organization has released dozens of similar videos.
“We have people with actual disabilities showing that these places are accessible to the disability community," Harris said.
That includes everywhere from the Museum of Contemporary Art to the Morton Arboretum.
“Accessibility is important to me because it’s a matter of being able to be included or not," said a person featured in one of the videos.
Another said: “It was really nice to come and see that I could get places by myself.”
Harris said Fun4TheDisabled isn’t just making a difference for those looking to explore Chicago.
“Businesses are not taking advantage of the opportunity to market to people with disabilities. We have money to spend it and we want to spend it in places that are friendly to us," she explained.
"I’m able to have fun and look for places that are accommodating for myself. I want to share them with other people.”
Resources can be found at fun4thedisabled.com.
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