For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not.
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My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible.
For me, disability is a way of getting some extremity, some kind of very difficult situation, that throws an interesting light on people.
Personally, I like a generous side of wheelchair access with my cities.
You can really do amazing things in a wheelchair. It's very dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, but you can even go up and down stairs in a wheelchair.
For me, disability is a physical experience, but it's also a cultural experience and a social experience, and for me, the word 'crip' is the one that best encapsulated all of that.
If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That, to them, means they can walk.
The battle to find a workplace that's wheelchair accessible is a feat in itself, let alone an employer who's going to be cool about employing someone with a disability in a job you actually want to do.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.
Well, I'm using a cane, so what? So what if they shot me sitting in a wheelchair? That's life!
I still find it strange, I suppose, when I say to someone, 'Can you just pass me my leg?' But I don't ever think about my disability.
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