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wheelchair users deserve a minimum of three wheelchairs to meet different needs. like, bare minimum of indoor chair, outdoor chair, and off road chair. chairs that meet different needs for transport, activity, positioning needs, energy levels, etc.

there is not "one chair" that can meet every need. wheelchair users deserve to have multiple chairs that meet specific needs, no matter how complex their seating/positioning needs. we deserve to at least have a backup if our chair breaks that is just as suited to our needs.

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If you are looking at this page, I assume you’re likely reading The Luis Ortega Survival Club and I wanted to recommend another book I read recently! If I Told You The Truth by Jasmin Kaur is another beautiful YA book that handles sexual assault and intersectionality. It is a novel in verse that bounces between the perspective of Kiran, a survivor who is pregnant and decides to overstay her visa in Canada to raise her daughter away from her assailant, and her daughter Sahaara in the future, when Kiran’s assailant is running for political office. It’s really heavy (obviously) but gorgeous and has a lot of similarity to TLOSC, though told with a different style, timescale, and perspective.

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Audiobook Giveaway

I have extra credit for the audiobook app Libro.FM and I would love to gift someone a copy of The Luis Ortega Survival Club by @sonora-reyes! If you or someone in your life would find this book meaningful and isn’t in a place to buy audiobooks right now, please send me a message or ask :) <3

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“Does TLOSC really exist?”

Perhaps not, but it should.

For resources if something like what occurs in the book has happened to you, skip to the bottom.

The Luis Ortega Survival Club by @sonora-reyes

Link to the book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-luis-ortega-survival-club-sonora-reyes?variant=40744994045986

Library link:

Audiobook:

https://share.libbyapp.com/title/9141447

Good reads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158796613-the-luis-ortega-survival-club

Trigger warnings/some basic analysis: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-luis-ortega-survival-club

Resources:

Access someone who will help you find local resources if a relationship isn’t healthy:

https://www.loveisrespect.org/personal-safety/

Support groups, English and Spanish, available internationally:

https://www.hope4-recovery.org

USA: RAINN hotline

Database of many types of resources, USA Centric

General crisis text line:

US: Text 741741

CA: Text 686868

UK: Text 85258

Ireland: 50808

Link with some other resources and information:

https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide#online-forums-and-support