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Why crowdfunding for disability needs feels dehumanizing

I have to ask strangers on the internet for money to pay for my wheelchair repair and I feel humiliated but I don't have any other choice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Being forced to commodify one's suffering for public consumption transforms dignity into a performance of worthiness.

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“Where Are You with Money and disability?”

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