I was the pusher of my mother’s wheelchair who suffered from post-polio and dementia. This is spot-on, the WORST being the post-polio “specialist” we saw in Charlotte,NC. We never went back. Also, a MRI facility, handicapped access 
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As someone who was once the pusher of the man in the wheel chair, @frankbruni has captured this: the disappearance of the person with a disability in the eyes of those all around. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/opinion/sunday/are-you-old-infirm-then-kindly-disappear.html …
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Amazed by facilities, churches, restaurants who don’t consider an independent wheelchair user.
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I'm losing my cognitive shit but I'm good physically able, so people don't talk past me to someone standing over my head.
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I’ve spent my career working for and amid people who have intellectual developmental disabilities, many of whom have concomitant physical disabilities. Your experience with Ms. Root mirrors the reactions most people have around those you either look or behave differently
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"Asking smart questions and making even smarter..." -Clearly YOU simply edit certain people out of the frame Mr
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There is a grassroots organization comprised of people with disabilities who are horrified by the notion of legalized assisted suicide – the ultimate disappearance. That's not freedom of choice. That organization is
@NotDeadYetUSA. Protecting all except us is legal bigotry!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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As the widow of a man in a wheelchair, I agree and thank you.
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