queerdo-mcjewface:dovewithscales:ironbound-oberon:I have cochlear implants and I can only buy parts
queerdo-mcjewface:dovewithscales:ironbound-oberon:I have cochlear implants and I can only buy parts to fix them or upgrade then from 1 corporation bc of tech exclusivity. upgrades to get new processors for both ears cost $23k & insurance only covers 90% (and it’s “good” insurance)cyberpunk dystopia is already here for the disabled. fight for universal healthcare, fight against capitalism NOW. I want all the abled people reading this to go price check a power wheel chair. The future people fear with subscription fees for body parts is already here. The plot of Repo! The Genetic Opera is already here. Disabled people are already facing impossible prices for aids and treatments they need to live. I had to crowdfund my electric wheelchair because my insurance thinks that being able to consistently leave my house is nonessential. -- source link