Unstable Systems of Access

Access ecosystems characterized by unpredictability, where resources and stakeholder relationships may shift without warning, forcing reactive decision-making and increasing risk. In unstable systems, a disabled person struggles to anticipate future resources and relationships, making planning extremely difficult and introducing greater risk to every trade-off. Unstable systems are common among marginalized disabled people who depend on stakeholders that may be adversarial, unreliable, or subject to external disruptions such as policy changes or platform shutdowns.