Just Half an Hour in a Wheelchair Illuminated My Able-bodied Privilege

Ridesharing apps need to take disabilities seriously

Photo by Jens Theeß on Unsplash.

Two days before I graduated college, I had surgery to remove ovarian cysts. It wasn’t medically necessary, but it was crucial for my Peace Corps position that began in a month (and then the Peace Corps dropped me abruptly, but that’s another story).