Visions of a Female Paraplegic

Here's a snippet I ran across just now I thought could be interesting for you to read:

At 17, my high school friend Taylor broke her back. Without authorization she became a paraplegic poster child, reiterating her story to friends and entitled strangers alike again and again. Now, four years later, Taylor has a more intricate perspective of the female disabled experience; how the wheelchair can deter potential suitors, the truthful intersection of beauty and disability, and the dehumanization of women paraplegics. Taylor's is not broken -- despite what many people...Visions of a Female Paraplegic

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