Why I Believe Happiness Should Be Accessible

If you’re disabled, you probably know what it feels like to be seen only for what you need—not for what you feel. You notice when someone installs a ramp or adds captions. And yes, those things matter. But what about joy? What about belonging? What about that deep, emotional kind of happiness that doesn’t come from an accommodation, but from simply being seen and valued?

I wasn’t born deaf. I lost my hearing overnight as an adult, and it changed everything—how I communicated, how I worked, and how others treated me. What surprised me most wasn’t the silence. It was how quickly I became “the guy who needed things.” Accommodations helped me function, but I couldn’t ignore how often I felt invisible beyond those needs.

And I realized something when looking at a handicap accessible sign. I want happiness to be accessible, some happiness, even just some content time of slight happiness. I took a sharpie and wrote those words that became my brand's name right across the sign as a wishful graffiti, even with an exclamation point.

That’s what pushed me to start Let’s Make Happiness Accessible™. Not just a store. Not just a slogan. A shift in how we think about disability—not as a checklist of requirements, but as a full human experience, where happiness should be a priority, too.

This brand was born because no one was saying it out loud: disabled people would like happiness, not just accommodations. I wanted to make designs of ideas and feelings to have us, and our families n friends think of the happiness aspect of our day.

This blog is a space to talk about what actually lights us up—moments of joy, funny little breakthroughs, the emotional side of disability that rarely gets airtime. The stuff that makes life feel like life.

If you’ve ever wished someone would stop and really get what it’s like to live with a disability, to feel both powerful and overlooked, then this is for you.

You being here means something. This is just the first post, but I hope it feels like the first deep breath you’ve been waiting to take. You’re not wrong for wanting more than access. And this brand will never stop reminding you that your happiness matters. Accessibility is so much more. It’s about emotional inclusion. It’s about being seen. It’s about removing the quiet walls that tell disabled people: "This world wasn’t made with you in mind."

Happiness becomes harder to reach when we’re excluded — not because we don’t want it, but because so many spaces make it feel out of reach.

If this message resonates with you, share it.
Let’s make happiness accessible — to you and someone you know.

🎧 Listen to the voices behind the movement – Visit the Podcast

📺 See the message come to life – Watch on YouTube