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The Disability Law Center
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It was my elementary school years occurred at a very traumatic time
I feel as though that the community doesn't care
I hit too many roadblocks because I don't know what questions to ask
A lot of people are being left out of the information gap
I don't have the same immediate access to information being visually impaired
We seem to still be segregated and we're not being able to meet
Navigating the city is harder for me to travel independently
I am too scared to ride
I lived on the Orange Line when it shut down the first time
It just reminds me of the beginning stages of assistive technology
There's not sufficient home health aides for senior citizens
You wouldn't have to guess can I get into
Is it friendly for everyone not just the able-bodied people
Is it conducive to everybody
How are we managing and creating housing that will meet that need
If it's broken fire but you got all these emergencies
The hope that the change we're looking for will come to bear
I need to live in public housing due to the fact that there's both my husband and I are in wheelchairs
The buildings that are being built should be handicapped accessible
an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure
The housing situation is not planning for these disabled people to have families
That feeling of being stuck is not the best feeling
You feel like you're the only one with the struggle
The possibility of hope that things will and can improve
I moved to Boston on my own in the late summer
Both parents families came here in the 1840s fleeing the Irish genocide
My dad's family came north from the south just to escape harsher conditions
My dad used to teach at the University of Michigan
It was very scary to be here at first because everything was shut down
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I was already established in mutual aid networks disability groups
Receiving care from them has made a tremendous difference in my life
I feel like they have a community here among other chronically ill folks
Oh I'm part of a team I'm part of an iep team
Getting to know a bunch of other people who just so happened to both be queer and neurodivergent
I have frequently felt invisible in this neighborhood
I have frequently felt invisible in this neighborhood being not only disabled
I was surrounded by love and comfort and hugs and affirmation
I wish I had a support system that understood my specific worries
Trapped in my job for the last almost a year and a half
The restaurant industry is not accessible at all ever
I was hospitalized for four days due to a chronic illness flare up
You can file a notice of discrimination but nothing's going to happen
I just want to roll
I have to be actively using my computer all eight hours
Disabled people are left out of the conversation about food insecurity
Disability access is not a part of the conversation at all
I feel those are the things that I worry about most day to day
I feel I have developed a lot of routines to accommodate my challenges
I feel there's a lot of things for kids but it's hard to find programs
There's just nothing supporting LGBT adults which is also really frustrating
I learned what very high cost of living means when I moved here
I feel like an alien every time I walk out of where I live
I think most of these places are empty honestly
I am a TAP card user so I get a discount
I have had people interested until they saw my rollator
I specifically pick the seats as far away from the door as possible
I am over housed
I absolutely loved winter guard which is like color guard
What if we could really put access at the center of the room
Greater support services resources for disabled and LGBT adults
All around better MBTA so that folks who don't have cars
There are times where I'm doing well using my rollator
Sidewalks being wider is crucial for people with mobility aids
Not criminalizing people who are experiencing houselessness
You dont know that that person who’s sitting there isnt disabled
There's so many simple things that you can do to make a job accessible
Many roads in Boston that aren't sign and you'll know
Sensory tools are seen as a luxury or a toy
Not everyone can walk and it's difficult because I don't have the money
A culture where people are more aware of disabilities including hidden invisible disabilities
I have a rare disease that a lot of people don't know about
We need to figure out ways to support them so they're not getting burned out right away
Boston doctors and medical institutions were less bigoted
You cannot separate disability from fatness you cannot separate disability from race
We're putting the responsibility on the person who is most impacted
I had to go to three different medical providers for a diagnosis
They actually feel like they can't breathe
What can happen if you do and you're not listened to
I have autism the doctor immediately just started talking to the husband
The overlap of being transgender and autistic brings up a few things
Safer alternatives for folks to turn to than just the police
What does fully accessible inclusive look like to me
It has been incredibly dehumanizing to have people make decisions
I was thinking about the number of disabled people that I see
I just find it so fulfilling
We are here and exist as a community
I would really like to expand my community of fellow chronically ill and disabled
The gears in my head are spinning around
I didn't know what I wanted to do but I did know
Different experience when you so used to be one town for most of your life
I wanted to stay in Western Mass
I would be stuck there forever which is the worst fate
I didn't know different towns are really different
I asked neighbors how they thought others would think about us
We were building this living space for ourselves
I felt really I guess just worthy of being there
I know I'm trying to improve my life every day
Christmas in August
A connection that I have through the church was a very supportive one
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A lot of discrimination and everything unfortunately for people disabled
I ran into so many roadblocks even as an advocate
I wanted to turn the first floor into an accessible apartment
I'm only going to be five minutes I'll just park in the accessible parking space
I have so much privilege and yet still nothing very little changes
The size of this class affects my organizational skills and compromises my ability
they can just turn around and say we'll hire somebody else
Trans people die and there is a lot of loss
It took me quite a few years to find a job that I could be successful in
It's important to me that people have affordable housing
Nobody would be stupid enough to pay what the house is worth
I'm struggling because the margin of how low income and poverty fluctuates
The people who live in the city should own the physical buildings
I can work my whole career as a teacher and never be able to afford
I used to snow blow the entire one side of the street
My wife is willing to stay legally married to me for health insurance
Finding compassion and understanding through them and then to yourself as well
The need and potential for taking care of each other
That really just opened my eyes
You're either a good person or you're not
I know what it's like to be a newcomer who has lived here
My doctor said I should live here if I wanted an independent life
I was born and raised in the Bronx New York
I think I've lived in every neighborhood like each year I've moved somewhere else
Being here is my independence
I am the first and only person in my family that was born in the US
I've been disabled for a long time
It was my first experience as an independent blind person
I felt supported through this organization from the time I was able
Those relationships I've built have made me feel like I have people
I can sit with my ice packs and my pillows and still be comfortable
Still COVIDing in style
The RIDE's reliability is not always the most reliable
Going to a new place and not knowing exactly where the entrance may be
I have definitely been frustrated by that
I started my own business because it was really hard for me to find a job here
Am I too disabled to work Am I not disabled enough
Finding accessible housing is near impossible
I barely get enough to pay what I pay now
I am too poor to qualify for housing and that shouldn't be a thing
My house is the only place that I am actually safe
How does somebody live on that with the cost of food these days
You have power that you shouldn't have
Finding meaningful employment for someone who's blind anyway is hard
Being able to be home and be able to be in a comfortable city
I feel sidewalks are very important for safety
We need that new normal
I feel like people don't really care what disabled and poor people say
Affordable housing is not really affordable for everyone
It just costs more to be disabled right off the bat
I grew up in a very small town in Wisconsin
Domestic violence actually ended up bringing me to Boston
I just love the diversity of our city
I was diagnosed with a brain injury through the MGH when I was 40
I know that you have disabilities you have challenges that impact you
I have a service dog and I have for the last 20 years
Do you mind if I held your elbow and just walk to the corner
The little things made a huge difference while going through the pandemic
Is the T running on a diversion where they're using those coach buses
My housing situation has been short term for the length of my injury
The cost of living just for me is not keeping up with expenses
You should be lucky I'm picking up your blankety blank
My rent has doubled and it just went up 10% this year
I’m not able to see the photographs or the 3D tours
I feel like I have to constantly say I am educated
But they may not actually have firsthand knowledge about how blind people live
You have to be the captain of the ship
I had to educate them
It's an ongoing process and you just have to not lose hope
I see a curb cut I'm making an assumption which I shouldn't make
I'm also starting to be an infrastructure nerd
Who's accommodating to us
I've overcome this and I'm working now thank goodness to COVID
You can knock me over with a finger