Sure, there will still be places that remain inaccessible to people with disabilities. As you say "that's life". That shouldn't stop us from using our intellect to find ways around the restrictions that achieve the objective without destroying it in the process, should it?
I can't see a way around your Ayers Rock example at the moment, Kym, but there may be one some day. I can already envisage a way around the Harbour Bridge climb, though. We have chair lifts that get people up stairs where ramps are impossible or impractical. Why not a chair lift on the Harbour Bridge? Why not a Luna Park style of roller coaster rail access? The extra infrastructure isn't exactly going to stand out amid the millions of tonnes of steel already there anyway!
Yes, it will cost money, time and effort to achieve these things. And that investment must be balanced with other more pressing priorities, for sure. Should the ideal be abandoned then as "too hard"? I think that too often we collectively choose the easy alternative without truly pressing ourselves to go a bit further for others. I'd rather spend money on a chair lift to the top of the bridge than an extra 5 minutes of fireworks at New Year, and I LOVE the fireworks despite the cost!
For example, I am truly jealous of you bird lovers that can hike to where they are to take their photographs. Last year I was fortunate enough to get a taste of that because someone in Uralla NSW had the foresight to provide a hide for photographers accessible from the main road without damaging the fragile ecology of the area. The result, for me, was spectacular! I was able to get a picture of a
nesting black swan without disturbing either the bird or its habitat! Thank you for those with a vision to not only preserve our natural heritage but also to make it accessible whenever possible.
I think the OP's point was that taking the easy option may be discriminatory. At least that's how I read the question and therefore how I framed my responses. Life may hand us lemons but I'd sure love someone to teach us how to make lemonade (ok, I know that's hackneyed, but you have to admit it's reasonably appropriate
). When bad things happen to good people, I'm naive enough to say I want to respond not with "Why me" but "What can I use that experience to achieve?"