This Is Ableism

Words from disabled people, for disabled people. Fighting ableism and all other intersections of oppression. ♿️

[This Is Ableism @thisisableism]

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[This Is Ableism @thisisableism]

1. Thread - What is ableism? Things you should know: https://t.co/h86fxfGg1b

[hijade2madre @HijaDe2Madre]

Maybe stop referring to it as some kind of superhero perk when it’s an accessibility tool for her condition?

[This Is Ableism @thisisableism]

With a brand that has the word “maniac” in it, I can’t even imagine how ableist this makeup palette is going to be

[cowboy beboobs🔻 @spikescowboy]

disabled/chronically ill people not being allowed to save a certain amount of money if we’re receiving disability financial aid is cruel and foul

[hijade2madre @HijaDe2Madre]

Y’all better not start the “When will disabled people have their ‘Black Panther’ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’”

Black and Asian disabled people exist and you can ask for inclusion w/o being problematic. ♿️

[▲ goth owl🦉▼ 🔜 FWA, AWU, FD @cosmic_dia]

autistic people who shamelessly enjoy their special interests will always be one million times more likable than allistic people who mock them for liking something "cringey"

[Neo @NeoWokio]

Do people realize how emotionally and mentally exhausting anxiety can be for people with anxiety?

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Access for #disabled people is not a gift or charity.
It’s the law.

All too often, businesses expect appreciation and praise for obeying the law.

Do they really expect disabled people to say:
“Thank you for not discriminating against us.”?

[hijade2madre @HijaDe2Madre]

Just saw a video of a disabled person doing their hair and the caption was something along the lines of “omg so inspirational!! 😍😍😍😍💖💖💖💖”

Doing. Their. Hair.

Y’all some weirdos for real.

[awias @d13_b1tch]

anyways dont compare mental illness w physical disability unless you plan to express how both experience marginalization and abuse but even then they are really different experiences u just meed to respect that. Like its ok......people who arent you suffer too

[cowboy beboobs🔻 @spikescowboy]

abled tossers give disabled people shit for needing straws, all while posting "omg im sobbing" types of comments on inspoporny posts showing a disabled person using their mobility aids

[Annie Segarra @annieelainey]

Imagine ramps and elevators at every public location, at every subway stop, imagine sign language taught at every school, imagine captions and audio descriptions that work at every cinema, imagine if ableds were as passionate about accessibility as they are about banning straws.

[hijade2madre @HijaDe2Madre]

Not all disabled people have supportive families.
Not everyone has a dishwasher.
Not everyone has the dexterity to wash a straw.
Paper straws fall apart... they’re made of paper.
Using your proximity to disabled people to silence them and then bash them is not a good look.

[raven @femmemystique_]

I think the thing that really kills me about @Starbucks ditching straws is how blatantly performative it is.

I have 4 Starbucks local to me. Not one of them has a recycling bin in their store. I’ve asked around and no one can point me to a location that does. Maybe start there?

[@[email protected] @Imani_Barbarin]

“Let’s kill off those pesky disabled people.” —more appropriate translation. https://t.co/kASvkZYYp7