I have a few friends who have varying levels of physical disability. If I arrange to meet somewhere, I now know to check if it’s accessible first.
But if I forget to or get it wrong, I’m never angry at them if they ask if we can go somewhere that they can access. When they tell me stories about times people have stigmatized them, patronized them or made assumptions about them, I am horrified — who would be so ignorant?
This isn’t the Victorian times anymore! I completely understand it’s essential they find work that makes reasonable adjustments to them and accommodates them.
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