kipplekipple:dovewithscales:ironbound-oberon:I have cochlear implants and I can only buy parts to fi
kipplekipple: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. Please also bear in mind that it’s impossible to know what disabled people need as individuals. I didn’t even know that was a thing with cochlear implants, because I don’t use them. The person who told me once that if I couldn’t manage to buy a powerchair I should just “make do” with a manual chair had no idea about wheelchairs or about my disabilities.Like if you’re abled you have no idea how harshly we get ripped off -- source link