AND EVERY BIT AS LOATHSOMELY BIGOTED AS RACISTS
Why do ableists think it is the duty of people with disabilities, or their allies, to fix the built environment?
Every time I
post a picture of neglected landscaping blocking sidewalk accessibility, I get
"If it bothers you, why don't you trim it." snotty response.
Many find
requests for the basic dignity/civil rights of wheelchair access so offensive,
that they demonize the person requesting them.
No one would
tell a burglarized person to become police and solve it.
But
underscore a barrier and they scream at you to fix it yourself.
Diminishing
the needs of people with disabilities is ableism.
Ableism is toxic.
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