Quick PSA

bitterlesbiangrandma:

So, after my last post went viral I got a lot of messages and some of them were really lovely but the rest seemed to suffer from “not all abled people” syndrome. So I’d like to say something.

Yes. Yes all abled people. All abled people are like that. You’re like that and I was like that before I got on wheelchair. We’re taught to be ableist from birth and we don’t realize that so ALL OF US are inherently ableist.
The point is not to say you’re not like that but to listen to disabled people and challenge yourself to think despite what you were conditioned to! Do you think I don’t have a moment of hesitation before talking to a Deaf or blind person? Or anyone who has different disability than me? Sure I do! Cause I don’t know jack shit about their struggles and if what I do is not ableist to them! But the point is to go out there, and listen! Just apologize if you accidentally did something bad and go! We know you’re not a Bad Evil Person bro.

And if your first reaction is to say we’re wrong and Not All abled People Are Like That™ then maybe you should think for a second why do you do that