16 Obstacles People With Disabilities Will Continue To Face If Nondisabled People Continue To Be Ignorant
1. Receiving "help" when they didn't ask for it.
2. Being called "strong" or "resilient" when they don't want to be either.
This really stuck a chord with me today. There are some days where i don’t want to be strong anymore. from disability
3. Having their day ruined by a nondisabled person parking in a handicapped spot.
People who do this, have a special place in Hell. There was no special plates either. Was stuck on the sidewalk for 30min in 95 degree and very humid. Luckily some teens helped me off the sidewalk. from disabled
4. Or often having no idea how their day will even pan out.
The truth! from disability
5. Never seeing any representation in retail.
6. Facing ignorance when it comes to their service animals.
Good to know! from disability
7.Being discriminated against by "take the stairs" culture.
8. Same goes for the recycling movement.
If only people acknowledged that sometimes we disabled people need food packaged like this because we can't always peel fruit. from disability
9. And when public places try to be inclusive, sometimes their attempts don't suffice.
Ah yes... I'll just have my caretaker do that for me... Since everyone knows people with disabilities never go out by themselves! from disability
10. Not being able to do something as simple as sitting with friends at a park bench.
11. Getting heat for invisible disabilities.
True from disability
12. Having people look down on them for relying on a mobility aid.
Got my mobility scooter yesterday, and can now leave the house alone for the first time in over half a year! Mobility aids are freedom, not a loss. from disability
13. Being subjected to criticism from people who don't believe they have a disability.
Prove yourself, DAMN IT! frauds and fraud detection/prevention hurt our community..... from disability
14. And doctors who blow symptoms off as "anxiety."
15. Not being able to access something as simple as a restaurant menu.
16. And finally, waiting for a handicap stall, only to see a nondisabled person walk out.
H/T: r/disability
