handsome sailor.

If that photo doesn’t terrify you then you don’t understand what’s going on

That would be considered inhumane, and torture, right? If that news got out, humanitarian organizations like Amnesty International would be up in arms. You know they would.

That’s what it means when you take away a person’s wheelchair. That’s why it’s terrifying. But because it’s happening to disabled people, no one except the victims is noticing.

Also note: Power mobility aids like those in the photo can cost as much as a brand-new automobile. And if they get damaged because the authorities don’t know what the hell they’re doing (or they do know, and are motivated by spite or malice), then the person will be just as helpless after they get out of jail.

And Medicare will not replace a damaged or broken wheelchair unless it’s at least five years old.

Now imagine being helpless in a jail cell, unable to move, and having  that worry in the back of your mind.

Celebrating our new poet laureate, the phenomenal Tracy K. Smith, with “Dusk” from our latest issue!

✨ happy autism acceptance month! ✨