@reeseketler: Don’t get me wrong majority of people are very nice and welcoming but there are some bad apples… I was ablebodied my whole life up until 4 years ago. So I’ve lived both sides of it. An recent example is I went out to a Restaurant and the waitress asked my friends what I wanted to order instead of asking me directly. (She saw the wheelchair) Maybe she assumed i had a cognitive disability???? I have no idea…. Even if I did thats not the right way to go about things.. It doesn’t seem like much but small things like this are a regular occerence. #spinalcordinjuryrecovery #nevergiveup #fyp
I went out to eat with my fam the other day and the waitress asked my mom if she needed a kids meal (for me) and I spoke up laughed and said “i’m turning 22 next month” 😵💫. but I get exactly what
2024-07-22 04:00:11
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xB_Sica_ :
I am getting to know someone who uses a wheelchair and I can tell people have treated him differently. It hurts my soul thinking he’s ever been treated badly.
2024-07-19 06:16:10
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weaponizedcompetence :
I worked in social work for a long time and let me tell you people are horrible beyond compare😭
2024-07-19 06:20:02
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Mickbeth :
Been there. I was born with my disability, I can walk but I use a wheelchair for long distances and when i use it people assume I’m also mentally disabled or even deaf and they’ll start signing to me.
2024-07-19 10:24:53
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gee grizzley :
caption is so real!! ppl will always talk to me instead of my dad who is in a wheelchair - they assume something is wrong w his mind but he’s the smartest man i know!!! sorry you’re dealing w this :((
2024-07-19 15:30:07
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smp97 :
I was treated the same way at the elks lodge and it sucked because I was an elk able bodied but I was treated so dismissively in a walker. It was really sad
2024-07-19 17:00:26
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Julsie :
Thank you for bringing awareness!
2024-07-19 15:51:40
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em :
i'm an ambulatory wheelchair user but that happens almost every time i'm in my wheelchair
2024-07-22 00:36:17
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