When Kelechukwu Ogu took his first international flight out of Lagos, Nigeria, in 2023, he did not know that people with visual impairment are often offered something they don’t need: a wheelchair. In the US, he decided to talk to fellow blind travelers to find out how they feel about that misguided “accommodation.” This is his story.
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