Spying on Disablism
This post is part of the blogging carnival Blogging Against Disablism Day.  Okay, that sounds like I’m blogging against there being a “disablism day.”  It’s a day to blog against disablism, meaning prejudice against those who have disabilities.  It is sponsored by Diary of a Goldfish.   I am not disabled. As someone who is “disability-challenged” (that cracks me up, I love it!), but still caring about those who do have disabilities, I am in an unusual position to observe people’s response to disability when they are not trying to be sensitive. So here are some honest reactions from non-disabled people… *** I went on a date with a nice young man in a wheelchair.  I was living in southern California at the time and...
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