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It was painful to realize that the hard part isn’t over once someone learns that I’m disabled.

Going on dates with me can be a crash course on disability, and I recognize that’s not always easy for non-disabled people to process.

The first time I forayed into online dating, I let my wheelchair show just a little in my photos.

This particular rejection, however, unleashed a wave of panic within me.

I ended up going on one date with him, and then another.

For the second date, my bagel suggested a painting night (a social event that involves paintbrushes, canvases, acrylics and, usually, wine) since I’d told him how much I enjoy them.

He found a Groupon and I researched a location, picking out a restaurant in New York City that was supposed to be wheelchair accessible.

As it turned out, the restaurant was accessible, but the painting class was happening in a room upstairs.

My disability is part of my identity and I’m a loud, proud disability rights activist, but there is so much more that defines me (you know, like the stuff I’ve got in my profile).