A lot of ableism isn't deliberate: that makes it more pernicious! A walker is representing being at lower faculty, by your description.
I tweeted this on the other site: "The way walkers are used in media/culture is truly revolting -- & this rep prevents ppl from using what is a useful tool."
Using the walker on the magazine cover is not deliberately ableist.
And at some point people are going to have to learn discernment and how to view creative media within the context it’s presented.
The walker on the cover is to the point of an elderly person no longer being at full faculty.
