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#Disabled & advocate. Catholic Theology/Ministry MA. Geek. Pursuant of truth/justice. Future law student. Swiftie. Asker of tough ?’s #accountability
Mar 27, 2022 6 tweets 5 min read
@singa4hire @GHMansfield I used to feel that way too. I was made to feel ashamed in grad school for a scooter. I still have a hard time being photographed in it, but more so because I have always hated seated photos.

I love my manual & power wheelchair. I feel empowered. While the world has made it @singa4hire @GHMansfield impossible to enjoy at times because of the barriers, especially of transporting them, the times I felt freedom & complete joy, especially when I "surrendered" my anxieties & hesitancies (#ReclaimingThatWord). I was able to let myself go of external sources of guilt.

I think...