I Need A Mobility Aid - Blog Posts

Shout out to people who are frustrated with their mobility aids:

People who need more supportive aids than they have.

People who need less supportive aids than they have.

People who need a custom mobility aid but can't access it.

People whose family/caretaker(s)/doctor(s) are preventing them from getting best aid for them.

People whose mobility aids are broken and can't be easily fixed or replaced.

People who have the right mobility aid for them but face a lot of inaccessibility.

People with big, noisy, or otherwise attention-grabbing aids that draw unwanted attention.

People whose mobility aids cause pain, fatigue, or other symptom increases that can't be remedied.

It's ok to have mixed or negative feelings about your specific mobility aid or about needing an aid in general. Expressing frustration about your aid isn't being ungrateful or setting back progress in disability acceptance. It's normal to be frustrated when you're being prevented from living the life you want to live.

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