“Nondisabled people often treat us like children who are just learning the basics. We are spoken to slowly in schools, gawked and laughed at in public, and stripped of our rights and autonomy in Congress.”Tagged: Ryan O'Connell, Special, Disability, Netflix
“I love that I was able to give people a place to be the version of themselves they had always hoped they could be.”Tagged: Disability, Self-Love, Self-Worth
“The argument against plastic bags and straws is fine, I get it. But in these arguments, disabled people are being erased, ignored, or talked over. Many of us need plastic straws because the alternatives don’t work. As for plastic bags, they’re easier for my right hand to grip. I know the problems…”Tagged: Plastic, Plastic ban, straw ban, Disabled People, Disability
“It really is a blow to the self esteem when most people say they’d never date you because you’re disabled. I spent years hating myself for this very reason. I love myself now but I get lonely and sad when I think about how many people in the world think I’m not dating material.”Tagged: Disabled People, Disability, physically disabled, Physical suffering, Being Normal