It was short and to the point, but showed how a simple exchange can be an ableist microaggression.
It was short and to the point, but showed how a simple exchange – even with good intentions – can be an ableist microaggression towards a disabled person.For almost 10 years, I’ve been an ambulatory wheelchair user, but I’ve been disabled since I was a teenager. which is a genetic connective tissue disorder that means I dislocate joints, tear ligaments, pull muscles and tendons easily – my skin is hyper-elastic, and my organs are affected.
My first experiences of ableism were at school, when I was bullied for using crutches. I had them kicked from underneath me and was called ‘peg leg’.at the time as I didn’t know there was a name for it.It wasn’t until I was 26 that I realised that I needed a wheelchair full-time and that I should have been using one for a long time before that.said to my face: ‘I’d rather be dead than be in a wheelchair’.at the time, and I’m not the type to make a scene so I got myself out of the situation.
I think ableism is so deeply-rooted in society that people think becoming disabled is the worst thing that can happen to them. They believe that all disabled people must have so much trauma and resentment over our lives, that we sit at home pining over what could have been.My life is not worthless. It is filled with love, happiness and so much fun.
I have an amazing boyfriend that treats me like a queen and all we do is laugh and have the best time together.Platform is the home of Metro.co.uk's first-person and opinion pieces, devoted to giving a platform to underheard and underrepresented voices in the media.
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