everyone claims to be an ally to the disabled community until
- itâs a high support needs autistic
- the symptoms canât be romanticized and are gross
- someone elseâs disability starts to affect their life
- itâs a condition that cannot be cured
- someone is intellectually disabled
- someone is female and disabled
- someone is queer and disabled or black/POC and disabled
- someone is a minor and disabled
- ambulatory wheelchair users exist
- part time mobility aid users exist
- the âhellen keller wasnât realâ discussion
- theyâre called out on their ableism
- someone is semiverbal/nonverbal
- someone doesnât understand boundaries or the law
- someone has a deaf accent
- someone misses a lot of school or doesnât go to school
- someone doesnât want their disease/disorder cured
- someone does want their disease/disorder cured
- having to mask for someoneâs genuine safety
- actually needing to listen to disabled peopleâs opinions instead of immediately forming their own
- not infantilizing disabled people
- when a disabled person struggles with hygiene
- they see a âuselessâ disability aid
- they donât agree with a disabled persons lifestyle or opinions
- until they have to put in work to be an advocate and a real ally to the disabled community.
everyone is a disability ally until things get hard.