14/08/2017 19:12:47 ¶ ●

arellasmercy:

> autisticassassinbird:

> > autistic-sariel:

> > > 1spoonatatime:

> > > > kipplekipple:

> > > > > Can we talk about the way people treat disabled people? All disabled people? Can we talk about:

> > > > > - bending down with their hands on their knees to talk to wheelchair users?

> > > > > - talking over our heads like we aren’t there?

> > > > > - gaslighting us based on our disabilities (lol you don’t know what abuse is, you’re autistic, etc)?

> > > > > - making accessibility sound like we’re being difficult?

> > > > > Etc.

> > > > > I am too tired to add more, help me out?

> > > > Making accessibility sound like a luxury instead of a right

> > > > Blaming people for their disabilities (rather than acknowledging that their status as able bodied as being temporary; disabilities can happen to anyone)

> > > > Using disabilities as insults

> > > > Staring when we use mobility devices (particularly if you’re younger)

> > > > Equate chronic fatigue to laziness

> > > Talking to disabled people in a “slow” or child-like voice

> > > Acting like disabled people can’t make decisions for ourselves/making all our decisions for us, even minor ones

> > > Mistreatment/abuse under the guise of “we’re just trying to help you/it’s for your own good”

> > > Acting like all disabled people can do x thing because one disabled person did it and condemning people who can’t as “lazy” or “unwilling” or something like that.

> > > On that note, “inspiration porn” of disabled people doing things in general.

> > > Deciding what’s best for disabled people without actually asking them for any input whatsoever

> > Denial of accomadations you “don’t need”, despite only recently figuring out you need those accomadations in the first place, due to ablebodied/neurotypical people not teaching you anything about your disabilites

> > Making trauma disabled people go through into a joke

> People literally trying to snatch canes from younger folks with invisible illnesses (I cannot even begin to tell you how often this happens to me)

> Making it cost prohibitive to get the physical therapy that has been shown to reduce the pain caused by disabilities