Yenn has some very good points about how ableists treat people with disabilities – often in ways that are infantilising insulting or demeaning. I don’t view myself as disabled, but there are certainly times when society effectively disables me. Unfortunately many fully-abled people don’t realise how ableist their words and actions can be…
I recently had an unpleasant experience where a person gave me a hard time for using the accessible seat on the bus. I need to have two seats to myself due to sensory and proximity issues related to my autism. Apparently – according to this person – I didn’t ‘look disabled enough’ to use this […]
Things ableists say — Yenn Purkis Autism Page
Another Spectrum 
22 May, 2022 at 7:02 pm
Is anyone actually “fully abled”? Doesn’t everyone have strengths and weaknesses on spectrums?
22 May, 2022 at 7:20 pm
Perhaps it might have been better to have said “typically abled” 🙂
23 May, 2022 at 1:34 am
“I don’t view myself as disabled, but there are certainly times when society effectively disables me.” — This is an excellent synopsis of what I feel day in and day out.