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Thinking about ableism
Thinking about how ambulatory wheelchair users get accused of being fakers and people are surprised when we can walk
and yet non-ambulatory wheelchair users also face "can't you just walk a few steps?? well, why not?!?"
It's a perfect example of how there is no group of disabled that doesn't experience ableism.
Invisible or visible, physical or psychiatric, fluctuating symptoms or consistent, late diagnosed or early, disabled from birth or later in life, high or low support needs... we all face ableism. The amount and type can vary, but with ableism so baked into the very foundation of our society, we all face SIGNIFICANT ableism.
Remember, the real enemy is abled hegemony.
Here are some crops from the massive 10M long mural I designed for the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne. It was such a gorgeous ride!
Certain words can change your brain forever and ever so you do have to be very careful about it.
Reminder that July is disabled pride month not just wrath month
Yup!
To my knowledge, August isn't anything? Maybe queer people and disabled people could both have wrath month in august. As a queer disabled person I have double the wrath, but it's important to center disabled people specifically in July!