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true. Nobody rises above disability. You rise above arbitrary barriers others put in the way and are subsequently admired for being forced to outwit the system. Yes, that is as bad as it sounds. Lack of ramp = disability, not the presence of a wheelchair https://twitter.com/BenAndrewsINC/status/1348387486943232003
If a process to get a particular service for the blind is set up in such a way that a blind person has to fill in a print form and read written correspondence, have I overcome my disability when I manage to hoodwink someone into helping me filling it in?
No. I have been harshly confronted with the fact that even so-called blind-specific services can be inaccessible and unaccomodating, and show me that I have to fight battles others don't in order to get what I need. If I overcome any disability, it is my fellow man's ignorance
Its a good thing conversations are happening about this. I myself have featured in a lot of them. But there's still a lot to do. As long as the divide between "we can't do that" regarding an accomodation clashes with an "I can't do that" regarding physical ability, we're not done
