Always feel bad when I see someone say something like “I don’t have a disability but I have [something that is a disability but society doesn’t treat like one]”
Migraines. Food allergies. GERD. Vision problems. Skin problems. For people that menstruate, conditions that cause irregular and painful cycles. Those are all disabling. Anything that impairs you from functioning or completing a basic life task without accommodation is a disability. Anything that makes you spend days in bed during a flare up is a disability! Not everyone experiences your symptoms and you’re not being weak or whiny.
Mental illnesses that people treat as “mainstream” these days like anxiety, depression, or ADHD are still disabilities. Overcoming a massive struggle just to get out of bed, slow down your thoughts, or focus on what you need/want to do is disabling. Starting the day with less mental energy than most people is disabling.
For the migraine people: yes, everyone gets headaches, but no not everyone gets migraines. It’s a condition that can be inherited in which our nerves are literally wired differently and more sensitive than someone who doesn’t get migraines.
For the food allergy and digestive disorder people: if you eat something your body can’t tolerate, you become sick. Doesn’t matter if it’s a trip to the ER or skin irritation for a few hours, that’s a negative response in your body. Going hungry at social events because you can’t eat anything, that’s not something you just have to grin and bear. Prohibitively expensive or hard-to-find accessible food. Most people have the privilege of not worrying about eating.
For people with abnormal menstrual cycles: you don’t have to suck it up because “lots of people get periods, no one likes them, but they all deal with it.” Majority of people who get periods don’t spend days in bed with debilitating pain or nausea. Your heightened struggle is real. Going months between cycles can increase your risk of health conditions down the line, and it’s good to speak to a gynecologist if you have access to one.
If you are feeling discomfort on a regular basis in any part of your body, or if you usually feel unwell after eating, that isn’t normal and you deserve medical attention and support
So I just made a joke that “more women should poison their husbands” to my cool boss and then immediately found out that he got divorced because he was poisoned by his ex-wife
I’m apologizing profusely and he’s like “oh it’s fine it was funny” and then he offhandedly mentions that his next girlfriend tried to poison him also
frustrate that some people have idea which AAC devices do not have grammar support , that AAC users “ sound stupid ” because devices limit .
there is some natural limit in AAC programs and devices , yes , true . but many do have features for grammar support . some people can write with AAC in same way as any verbal person , with only different in punctuation spaces and format .
but . many people , especially use picture AAC , have other language problems too . that is why use pictures in AAC , because pictures help to find , recognise , and use right words . and those language problems more limit than AAC , at least when come to proper grammar .
because , yes , might know verbs have all different tenses , but . if feel very overwhelm to try figure out which one need , which ones fit situations and pronouns . then can not do . so simpler to turn off this verb tense feature , and give AAC user other ways to talk time and actions .
similar , some people might have problem figure out pronoun that need use , because brain not work right with idea of pronoun . just because AAC have pronouns in dictionary not mean that all can figure out how use .
Given that Hunger Games is trending I want to remind everyone that Peeta is canonly a disabled amputee who lost his leg in the first games and he wears a prosthetic. The movies were so wrong to remove that
