February 2, 2023
RELATIONSHIPS
After a divorce, Sylvia Longmire entered the dating scene as a wheelchair user for the first time. “The first challenge is getting past … let’s call them ‘unfortunate’ comments and questions,” she writes. “One man asked me if I could pull him in a wagon behind my chair.” Read how, despite the awkward and sometimes ugly interactions, Longmire has managed to enjoy herself and meet some good people along the way.
PRODUCTS
Gloves for Life’s made-to-measure gloves are designed for wheelchair users with limited hand dexterity. Mike Franz, a quad who doesn’t normally use gloves, tried them out and found they significantly improved his pushing efficiency. He even discovered he could use them to hold utensils.
SPONSORED CONTENT
Writer and performer Ryan J. Haddad makes his off-Broadway playwriting debut with the hilarious and audacious DARK DISABLED STORIES at The Public Theater, beginning February 28. His autobiographical play is a series of vignettes about the strangers he encounters while navigating a city not built for his walker and cerebral palsy. Directed by Jordan Fein, DARK DISABLED STORIES will offer open captions, audio descriptions and ASL at every performance.
PARENTING
Seth McBride spent months searching for an accessible day care for his 16-month-old daughter and was ultimately thwarted by … a drainpipe. Read this infuriating look at how trying to access America’s child care system as a parent with a disability can be painful, exhausting and often defeating.
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