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When disability reveals the invisible barriers in friendship

I have been using a wheelchair for six months now and my friends have stopped inviting me places, not out of malice but because they don't think about accessibility.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical limitations expose the unspoken assumptions that held relationships together, leaving you questioning what remains.

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