Normalising disability

[sammason]

If you use a wheelchair or any other equipment for your disability, how do you feel if somebody says you're 'normalising your disability'? If that person calls it an 'achievement' to leave the equipment behind? If that person writes to your doctor with per judgement about you? If that person is a professional employed by the main support

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[meepettemu]

So i should stop taking the medication that lets me function, so that i can 'achieve' something on the one day in a month where i might feel *slightly* less like 'death warmed up'? *laughs derisively*.

That's just horrific. We arent in an age of miracles now (if we ever were). The person who walks with a stick (or a prosthetic) isnt 'normalising' disability, theyre giving themselves the best chance they can at life. And f*ck those who dont get to look on and talk about how 'inspiring' it is to see people struggle on regardless.

We should take away their painkillers and when they get struck with a migraine, point out that theyre 'normalising' migraines. I imagine they would change their minds fairly fast.

[lilacsigil]

Yes, I've been told the same thing, that I should stop "relying on medication" and be more "natural". Sadly, none of the people who said this have offered to slaughter pigs and grind up their thyroids for me.

[sammason]

Is your medication made from genetically-modified bacteria? If so you could hurl that info at the 'natural' brigade.

[lilacsigil]

Sadly no, and radioactive iodine decays quickly so I can't ask them to pop off to Fukushima and grab me some of that if I ever need radiation again...

[baratron]

I ♥ you :)