closeup of a person in a manual wheelchair, the person's hand on the wheel.

Adventures in Internalized Prejudice

Michael MacLafferty

My first article for Psyched Magazine!  It is a personal piece that I hope interests and resonates with others.

A few months ago, I went to a signing and Q&A at my local comic book store.  As soon as I entered the store I saw him, but I pretended that I didn’t.

He sat in a power wheelchair, and was talking with friends who stood around him.  Maybe he had cerebral palsy?  I felt uncomfortable knowing the store would have to think about making accommodations in their seating arrangement.  Who knows what other special needs he may have?

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