I’ve never seen it put so succinctly before! Even as a disabled person myself, I struggle a lot with internalized ableism.
These 12 all two common narratives about disability can be difficult to unlearn, but that work is important.
(Created by Jamie Shields, founder of Disabled By Society.)
These 12 all two common narratives about disability can be difficult to unlearn, but that work is important.
(Created by Jamie Shields, founder of Disabled By Society.)
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As a person with an incurable and progressive disability, this really hits home. I battle with a lot of this internally. Acceptance has been a gradual process.
I am cheering for myself because I don't do any of these things anymore and mostly? intrinsically, I thot they were bullshit, anyway.
It is cool that we have convinced ourselves that this brainwashing was to our detriment? cos
sadly, the majority of people succumb to this groupthink.
if I hear the expression *you could work*, one more time from a certain person's pie hole?🥧
Here comes humour!
I'm going to shank a mofo🙃
Back in the 1990s I worked in what was then the
i’m guilty of it too