Sometimes, an act of aggression toward disabled people is overt, like firing them from a job or not providing an accessible entrance to a bathroom or building. Other times, it’s subtler — an offhand comment that they’re “so inspiring,” or a cashier assuming they can’t communicate with them. These “microaggressions,” as they’ve come to be known, can still cause pain and reflect ableist attitudes. And people with disabilities can get pretty tired of hearing them.
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- Human Rights, Inclusion and access
- Author:
- Erin Migdol
- Source:
- Yahoo Lifestyle
- Date published:
- Fri 25th Oct, 2019