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Apr 29
2009
3:57 PM

Wheelchairs on the side of the road: photos of the day

On the side of the road in Congotown, Monrovia, there’s an area where wheelchairs, crutches, hub caps, and the occasional waffle iron are for sale.

3e22522dbd6c2a9c2344097653f7ba35 Wheelchairs on the side of the road: photos of the day About 16 percent of the population in Liberia is handicapped, an official from Handicap International informed me. A lot of physical disability is war related, he said, while there’s also a high incidence of polio in Liberia

1ea3f1e6ef58b97cbba3f3bcc6c483e1 Wheelchairs on the side of the road: photos of the day

Wheelchairs sell for between $75 and $175 and crutches for about half that. Sales were better right after the war, but turn around is higher now since many people purchase wheelchairs and crutches for elderly relatives and then sell them back later.