Post by ridge on Sept 13, 2017 23:34:07 GMT -5
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3. Questioning the legitimacy of disability contributes to the vulnerability of disabled people. My physical abilities fluctuate significantly, and many of the reasons I use a wheelchair are not apparent to onlookers. Although I can stand and walk very short distances, the pain, fatigue, exercise intolerance, and risk of fainting make me unsafe after just a couple minutes. I fear the judgments of people who see me stand from my wheelchair to reach an item on the shelf or walk to the back of my car to set up my wheelchair. In trying to make sense of what may seem to be conflicting cues about my functionality, some people assume I must be faking my disability. I continually question how to move and look based on my abilities and the space that I inhabit on any given day, to avoid attacks on my legitimacy as disabled. For many disabled people, the performance of “disabled norms” becomes part of daily survival to avoid skepticism, devaluation, and violence.
In my personal experience,
From <https://themighty.com/2016/08/when-hunting-for-disability-fakers-hurts-real-disabled-people/>
themighty.com/2016/08/when-hunting-for-disability-fakers-hurts-real-disabled-people/
3. Questioning the legitimacy of disability contributes to the vulnerability of disabled people. My physical abilities fluctuate significantly, and many of the reasons I use a wheelchair are not apparent to onlookers. Although I can stand and walk very short distances, the pain, fatigue, exercise intolerance, and risk of fainting make me unsafe after just a couple minutes. I fear the judgments of people who see me stand from my wheelchair to reach an item on the shelf or walk to the back of my car to set up my wheelchair. In trying to make sense of what may seem to be conflicting cues about my functionality, some people assume I must be faking my disability. I continually question how to move and look based on my abilities and the space that I inhabit on any given day, to avoid attacks on my legitimacy as disabled. For many disabled people, the performance of “disabled norms” becomes part of daily survival to avoid skepticism, devaluation, and violence.
In my personal experience,
From <https://themighty.com/2016/08/when-hunting-for-disability-fakers-hurts-real-disabled-people/>
