Disabled Talk

sasha-smithy:

If you’re strolling down the street and you see a wheelchair, or a crutch, or a cane or any other type of mobility aid, and no one’s around? And you say, hey, why don’t I pick that up and take it home with me?

You know what fuckers? That’s called STEALING. I don’t give a shit if you can’t see…

Why this even needs to be said I don’t know, but apparently it does.  Guess what, wheelchairs are expensive as sin and stealing one has a serious impact on the life of whomever you took it from, so I hope the chuckles of you and yours joy-riding about in someone’s stolen chair are worth the pain and misery of someone who can’t afford another, can’t be mobile without it, can’t attend their job or appointments or groceries without it.

thecurvature:

manufactured1987:

A couple months ago something that I would never think would ever happened to me did. My eletric wheelchair was stolen. As you may know my chair is how I live my life and to have it ripped from me was my end of the world. After many calls to the police…

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mindthegapmta:

It all began when I got word that the MTA was making the Kings Highway subway stop on the Q & B line, wheelchair accessible. I was thrilled! Finally, I would be able to use the NYC subway system! A whole new world of options has been opened up to me.

As you may or may not know, not every NYC…

Well worth reading, even for those outside of NYC.