In honor of Disability Awarness Month, March, I have created something very near and dear to my heart. I have personalized this experience by showcasing the people whom I loved as small motifs in the design (a white service dog and a man in the wheelchair next to a blonde girl).
When a person with a disability gets married, the government expects them to become the responsibility of their partner. The SSDI program is specifically for the adult children of people with a significant work history who have paid into the system. When people with disabilities have to choose between their basic necessities and marriage, it is a no-brainer. We have no choice but to choose to live and to function, which means being unable to marry the people we love. People with disabilities need access to services. The exorbitant cost of living with a disability makes it impossible to turn those services down. All of the services I mentioned previously, SSI, Medicaid, SSDI/Medicare, Section 8, Food Stamps, and welfare are impacted, and typically lost, if the person on these programs gets married. That needs to change. Not every person with a disability can have a job, but when we can, we need to be able to make a living wage, as well as have the ability to get married while keeping our healthcare services.
To use this flag in your own radical (personal) ways, it is up for download. Thank you. Sources
