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DineAbiliti: Making Dining Accessible for Everyone

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Dining Out Shouldn’t Be a Gamble

Imagine planning a night out, calling ahead, researching online and arriving at a restaurant only to find a step at the entrance or no space to maneuver a wheelchair in the restroom and having to turn back. For millions of people with disabilities, it’s a common reality.

DineAbiliti was created to change that. It’s a free, community-driven platform where people with disabilities can find firsthand insights about restaurants. By bringing these voices together in one place, DineAbiliti makes dining easier, fairer and more accessible for everyone.

The Problem We’re Solving

Mainstream review sites rarely answer the questions that matter most to disabled diners: Is the ramp near the entrance? Are restrooms truly accessible? Will staff welcome my service dog? Too often, restaurants are marked “accessible” even when the bare minimum is met.

This forces patrons into extra planning—calling restaurants directly, scrolling endlessly through reviews, or relying on trial and error. As one wheelchair user told us, “I once had to leave a restaurant after realizing I my wheelchair couldn’t fit under the table. DineAbiliti helps me avoid situations like that.”

Accessibility isn’t just about convenience. It’s about dignity, independence and inclusion.

How DineAbiliti Helps

DineAbiliti cuts through the noise by collecting, organizing and highlighting accessibility-related details from across multiple review platforms.

Here’s how it works:

Restaurant owners also benefit. Many told us they comply with ADA guidelines but rarely receive direct feedback from disabled customers. By surfacing candid reviews, DineAbiliti gives them actionable insights—and a chance to showcase inclusion as a strength.

• Pulls in Data: Our AI scans public websites with firsthand reviews from diners.
• Focuses on What Matters: Reviews are analyzed and filtered to highlight features such as ramps, seating, restrooms, menus, staff interactions and accommodations for service dogs, blind and deaf patrons.
• Easy to Use: Visitors to DineAbiliti.com can search by city and instantly see accessibility information for thousands of restaurants, or search for a specific restaurant.

Today, the platform covers about 4,000 restaurants across Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area. Expansion to New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. is underway, with a goal of reaching 20,000 restaurants nationwide by the end of the year.

Why It Matters—for Everyone

For diners with disabilities, DineAbiliti means confidence and freedom. In our surveys, 91% of disabled respondents said a platform like DineAbiliti would be highly helpful, and nearly 90% said they would choose a restaurant verified as accessible.

For non-disabled allies—family, friends, colleagues—accessibility matters too. Dining decisions are often group decisions, and one barrier affects everyone at the table. When you include families and caregivers, more than 180 million people in the U.S. are directly impacted by restaurant accessibility.

Expanding the Vision

DineAbiliti’s mission goes beyond solving a practical problem. We want to reshape how accessibility is seen in dining culture, from an afterthought to a mark of true hospitality.

Our next steps focus on two priorities:

• Scaling Coverage: Growing from 4,000 restaurants to 20,000 nationwide and ultimately expanding to 100,000+.
• Community Action: Encouraging all patrons to share accessibility experiences, helping others plan confidently and creating momentum for change.

The People Behind DineAbiliti

DineAbiliti was co-founded by brothers Rohit and Sanjit Krishnamurthy, inspired by their cousin Tayjus, who lives with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and uses a motorized wheelchair.

Rohit, now pursuing his MBA at The Wharton School, brings expertise in finance and entrepreneurship. Sanjit, a high school senior passionate about technology, research and accessibility, wrote the original AI code that powers DineAbiliti, demonstrating the creativity and drive of the next generation of changemakers. Sanjit’s classmates at Brophy College Preparatory, members of the “DineAbiliti Club” who share his passion for empowering people with disabilities to be more self-reliant, supported the event at the recent Abilities Expo in Phoenix.

Together, the brothers set out to make dining accessible, reliable and welcoming for everyone, not a gamble.

Make Dining Accessible Together

Dining out should be about good food and great company—not barriers. DineAbiliti gives people with disabilities the tools to choose restaurants with confidence and provides restaurants with insights to serve everyone better.

The responsibility to make dining inclusive belongs to all of us, here’s how you can help:

Together, we can make “accessible dining” not the exception, but the expectation. Join us in building a dining culture where everyone has a seat at the table.

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