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The Wee Years

by Marisa - 29 July 2007

Thirty one years into my well-rounded life I look back at some of my first memories and recall the need to be disabled. I remember grabbing my father’s “gout” crutches and resting my armpits where a grown-up’s hands would normally be. I used to sneak sessions consisting of seconds to minutes as a child who needed crutches. I had true guilt over what I was doing, yet I couldn’t seem to pull my eyes away from the crutches whenever they were in sight.

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Kelly’s recap

by Kelly - 14 July 2007

Greetings to all.  By way of introduction, I am a 56 year old genetic male, who has been aware of two powerful "issues" (for lack of a better word at the moment) since I was about 5-7 years old:

  1. I am transgendered
  2. I am transabled
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Airline travel, the trip home

by Claire - 7 July 2007

This post recounts my adventures in air travel as a wheeler, on my voyage home from my recent trip. It takes the form of notes that I typed up at several points throughout the day.

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First airline travel as a wheeler

by Claire - 8 June 2007

A couple of days ago I lived another pretender "first"…that of my first airplane trip as a wheeler. The following is the story of my day-long, three-flight voyage crossing the continent with my wheelchair. This story takes the form of notes that I jotted down as it was all happening.

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Trip to the library

by Sean - 11 May 2007

Because it seems so many people are interested in "wheeling adventures", I’ll tell you about my typical trip to the city library. It’s not an adventure for me, not anymore. It happens every week or two, and has been for the last several years. So there you have it, my trip to the library.

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