2026-04-20 17:01 UTC
Here I would draw the reader's attention to the fact that the driver did not at
any point try to speak directly to my wheelchair-using partner, but rather only
to me, their escort.
This is an unacceptably common experience for wheelchair users, where they are
denied the right to participate in society as equal adults, as if mobility
issues meant that they were no longer independent persons.
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@puujalkavihrea@mstdn.social 2026-04-20 17:01
The other passengers also did not help us. Mnay of them (and the only ones who spoke up) took the driver's side, and accused us of misusing the wheelchair. In the end I told the driver that we intended to ride regardless of their opinion. Their response was that they would let it slide this time, but that the next driver might not. We eventually got home, but were shocked at what had happened. /8