Not All Disabilities are Visible
Reminder: not all disabilities are visible.
Reminder: not all disabilities are stagnant.
Reminder: not all disabilities are present at birth.
Reminder: not all disabilities are physical.
Reminder: not all disabilities are talked about.
Reminder: 1 in 4 Americans are disabled.
When I was first moving into this disabled body, people around me would tell me not to refer to myself as “disabled.” As though naming my acquired disability, before it significantly impacted my get around, I was putting myself into a universally undesirable category.
Disabled folx can describe themselves however they wish to. I can describe myself, my body; however, I want to. You can’t offer new language for disabled folx. That is for us to define. 🤟
