Disabled means apart from abled. That describes aspects of every human being on earth.
steve andrews 🐻 @SteveAndrews
4 Apr 2021
Deaf people saying they're not disabled because they're not "broken" like those "other" disabled people is perpetrating the same #ableism they're trying to avoid. Disabled ≠ broken. Disabled is a verb, something done to us by a world that is hostile to non-normative people.
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Everyone is not a little bit disabled though. That erases the struggles and barriers and obstacles that disabled people face.
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Replying to @SteveAndrews
You can't argue semantics you can only argue ideas. Please understand that was not meant to be a provocative or thought-provoking comment. It is simply a statement of fact. Your response is very telling however and we should maybe pay attention to that.

Apr 4, 2021 · 1:12 PM UTC