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Commission urges event hosts to fix accessibility gaps after antique show step blocks entry
Summary
After a disabled attendee and a portable ramp were required to enter a tented antique show, the Nantucket Commission on Disability contacted event organizers and the Nantucket Historic Association to demand permanent accessibility measures for future events, including accessible parking, portable mats and accessible restrooms.
Commission on Disability members said they intervened after a temporary raised floor and a low-visibility step at a tented antiques show prevented a wheelchair user from entering without a portable ramp. The issue arose during the July 2025 antiques event when attendee Marybeth (Commission on Disability member) said, “we actually have a portable ramp in our van,” and described returning the next day to use it after volunteers at the door were unable to provide access. The commission considers the episode significant enough to contact event hosts and planners. Brenda (Commission on Disability member) said she emailed Niles Parker at the NHA and the tent’s event coordinators to…
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