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“ Another myth that is firmly upheld is that disabled people are dependent and non-disabled people are independent. No one is actually independent. This is a myth perpetuated by disablism and driven by capitalism - we are all actually interdependent. Chances are, disabled or not, you don’t grow all of your food. Chances are, you didn’t build the car, bike, wheelchair, subway, shoes, or bus that transports you. Chances are you didn’t construct your home. Chances are you didn’t sew your clothing (or make the fabric and thread used to sew it). The difference between the needs that many disabled people have and the needs of people who are not labelled as disabled is that non-disabled people have had their dependencies normalized. The world has been built to accommodate certain needs and call the people who need those things independent, while other needs are considered exceptional. Each of us relies on others every day. We all rely on one another for support, resources, and to meet our needs. We are all interdependent. This interdependence is not weakness; rather, it is a part of our humanity. ”

“ Kimani Gray shot 17 times in the street. His family lost another son one year ago. Where was the help for them then? We see so many nationwide calls for counseling in white communities after violent tragedy. In New York we have communities dealing with this daily. Do you think Kimani would have been shot 17 times if he was white? Can you imagine a white 16 year old being shot 17 times. The police emptying more bullets than years alive into a boy on the street yelling he does not want to die? What is the police commissioner’s response to a councilman standing up for Kimani Gray and East Flatbush? Kelley told him if he did not like it, he should move to a white neighborhood. ”