The Lighter Side of: Wheelchairs in Elevators

Wheelchairs are intended to provide better accessibility for people who are paralyzed, ill, or who have mobility issues. It is meant to be a door-opener for people who, historically, were so often confined to their bedrooms.
Let's face it, though, wheelchairs can be annoying and can further illuminate the struggles these people deal with. While using a wheelchair, it becomes quite evident how inaccessible the bulk of our society can be.

There are some major perks and advantages, though, that we can focus on. I am particularly lucky because I only need a wheelchair part-time.

Elevators are one of them.
Sure, it is frustrating if elevators are broken down, running slowly, or way too busy. It's not like wheelchair users can quickly run into the stairwell. We rely on those elevators.

The Lighter Side of wheelchairs in elevators is that even if the elevator is jam packed like a can of sardines, the wheelchair forces others to give us that bubble of space. It's not as though we can shrink the wheelchair to fit more people in, and unless someone is bold enough (or stupid enough) to sit on the lap of a disabled stranger, wheelchairs provide a great little privacy bubble in overly packed elevators.