back in high school for a few seconds and thinking about my grandmother and other disabled people who face these kinds of violations every day. I have more to say on the topic, but don’t want to overstep. All humans should be entitled to autonomy and their dignity.
backward suddenly. It was something so small, but I felt a bit violated and extremely frustrated. I was fine where I was. I didn’t want to move. The other person didn’t ask if I wanted my seat to move. The other person just decided what was best for me. And yeah, this is a small thing, but it put me
Then, yesterday I was out driving with others as a passenger. I needed to stay in the car to wrap up some work before hanging out at the park. I opened my door to hand something to one of the others. Without warning, the other person bent down to my seat and readjusted it. The seat and I jerked
in public places, and every time I see that kind of post, my blood boils. I’ve probably been thinking about this more recently since seeing Wicked and scenes where people are, theoretically, trying to help Nessarose (I hope the screenplay writers listened Marissa Bode’s perspective on those scenes).
I saw her chair as an extension of her, especially when she was sitting in it. To push her out of the way or move her in anyway without explicit consent would have felt disrespectful and dehumanizing.
I’ve seen people with mobility aids online complaining about people shoving them out of the way
🪡 I’ll preface this by saying that for all intents and purposes, I am able-bodied. However, I lived my teen years with my grandmother who was wheelchair-bound for more than half of her life. Even before living with my grandmother, I never tried to push her chair without permission
