i'm totally coining "ambulableism" - ableism from people who can walk (disabled or otherwise) towards people who cannot. examples include:
claiming it's the same thing to need a wheelchair fulltime vs part time
telling me "i love your wheelchair" when i'm minding my own business
using the wheelchair stall when you can physically use another stall
everyone who has ever approached me in public to tell me about their hEDS/POTs unprompted (this happens at least once a week. i'm not joking)
telling me you're jealous of my wheelchair/wish you could afford one/wish you had the "confidence" to use one/"i need a wheelchair too but no one believes me"
bringing up my disability every 10 seconds or asking if i relate to things
pretending to be impressed when i do necessary tricks (ie. wheelie up a curb)
staring at me in public - bonus points for wearing invisible disability/neurodivergent pride merch and a forlorn "i'm disabled too and i just wanna be your friend" look
asking me how i was diagnosed, complaining about your own difficulty with getting diagnosed unprompted, asking me to diagnose you; i'm literally a stranger in a wheelchair
telling me how privileged i am to have a wheelchair/be diagnosed/never get fakeclaimed/whatever
"what's wrong with your legs" or "why do you look like that" right off the bat
making "your legs don't work" jokes within the first 12 hours of knowing me - seriously, y'all are wayyyy too comfortable, and not original in the slightest
assuming i want to talk to you or be your friend just because i'm disabled
moving out of the wheelchair space on the bus and then looking at me like a kicked puppy for the entire journey
this is (mostly) a joke post but if anyone has additions i'd love to hear them!
