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Stop Assuming I'm Not Disabled Just Because I Don't “Look Disabled”


Handicap and special Parking woes, any stories to add

I try not to judge anyone who parks in a HC spot because I'm ... I'm sure I don't look “disabled” (imagine finger quotes) to many people.

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To assume that someone needs to “look” disabled or that disability ... Don't Assume Disabled People Don't Have Sex. This might seem out of ...

Happy #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #invisibledisablity #chronicillnes...

... not just on gay Christmas! ✨ Tag an LGBTQ+ person who is dear to ... ” “But you don't look disabled!” “Should I talk to your husband ...

Gettin' that Blue Placard - Dave's ActiveMSers Blog

When I said "if we don't look disabled" I meant it as a collective ... Two policemen stopped me because they assumed,'I was one of ...

Help! My Best Friends Think I'm Faking My Disability.

Today, when I parked my car, a man came up and said suspiciously, “You don't look disabled. ... This is not something you can simply decide ...

Young and disabled: A message to fellow young disabled people

... not the compliment you think it is. As a vision impaired person, I'm not asking you to assess whether I look disabled or whether my ...

Parking problem for handicapped - The Stockton Record

... disabled have to defend their right to park in disabled parking spaces. Just because someone doesn't look disabled, don't assume they're not.

Was I wrong ?116 - Gransnet

... not "disabled only" which I assume means that anyone could use it. ... look disabled but could claim that my weak bladder entitled me to ...

Blue Badge Stigma!!!: Its happened yet again at my... - NRAS

Its happened yet again at my local Sainsbury's," you dont look disabled ... Hi Zimmie, just don't get me started on this one and good for ...

End Bullying — BLOG - LIL MISTY DIAZ

Just Because Someone Might Not Look Disabled, Doesn't Mean They're Not. ... Some people just assume that when I'm sitting in my car, I can't possibly have ...

More Than Meets The Eye - Campaign for Invisible Disabilities ...

Often the only time I am seen out is because I'm having a better ... Trackbacks & Pingbacks. “But you don't look disabled!” | Missing ...

why do people say i don't have autism

I'm 41, and just got my dx in the summer. ... It realy anoyed me and why dose people think that because im not autistic or look disabled megg.

Faking disability to board early - Page 3 - FlyerTalk Forums

Telling her she doesn't look disabled. She has come home shaking because of what people have said to her. She is a beautiful, youthful ...

The Curb Cut Effect, or Why It Is Basically Impossible To Appropriate ...

... not even just because it involves taking something from European culture.) ... look disabled (either because they're not or, much more likely ...

INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY AWARENESS: NOTICE THE UNSEEN

... because you don't look disabled. You don't look like you have a ... don't just assume people are just rocking out to their favorite tune.

sunshine addict — Ableds are so attached to their definition of...

... not disabled” to you? Is it because my dad very carefully ... Never assume someone isn't disabled because they don't “look disabled.

Canes & Fibromyalgia: Using A Cane With An Invisible Disability

Even though I don't always "look disabled" (whatever that means) I ... Some people actually assume I'm faking my disability because I ...

disabilities assistance Abuse | DIS Disney Discussion Forums

So I don't doubt there are some people who do abuse it, but don't forget there are some of us who may not look disabled, but have different ...

Disabled people deserve love, joy, access, equity, and authentic ...

... don't “look” disabled on the outside. #disabledcreator #operagram ... Text reads: 'POV people assume you're capable of performing just because ...

Woman With Ileostomy Bag Shamed For Using Disabled Toilet

Because her disability is not ... One of my sh*ttier encounters was also in an M&S, where someone had seen me, decided I don't look disabled, and gone to town.”.