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That's the dadgum truth, right there.

#disabled #disability #disabilityawareness #spoonie #accessibility #mentalhealth

Since this got so much attention, I'd like to use this moment of sunshine to invite you all to read with us next week:

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disability advocacy went wrong when it became about inspiration porn and "differently abled" and savants. its incredible that that guy with no legs did a triathlon but your sister with no legs will not and she doesnt need prosthetics or five hour training days to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. its incredible that that autistic guy can look at a city from a helicopter for an hour and then draw the entire detailed skyline from memory when he lands but your autistic friend cannot and they dont need to have a special Autism Power to deserve respect and compassion and accommodations. activism framed around "we are just as CAPABLE" means that when people genuinely are less capable they are left behind. activism framed around "we are just as WORTHY" is fundamental to radical compassion.
#Accessibility #Disabled #Disability #MentalHealth #spoonie #disabilityawareness
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Erik

Agreed.

I don't think "disability advocacy" went wrong at all, this "differently abled" shit is from the 90s when wheelchair users had to crawl up the Capitol steps to get the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), when "nothing about us without us" became a slogan because it was such a common problem.

"Differently abled" and cripspiration came from abled people trying to manage their own fear of mortality and their own discomfort around the concept of disability.
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