People with disabilities are often ignored. Society thinks that if they ignore us we'll fade into the background. We won't make situations more complicated than they already are It's almost like people are saying, "Be a good little disabled person and shut up" while patting us on the head.
But here's the thing. If we can't say what we want, need, or think we might as well be dead.
We do not have to be mean-spirited or disrespectful. We just need to work together to make the changes needed so that people with disabilities have the lives that they deserve.
All of us, no matter how severe our disability is can make a difference. Society just needs to listen to us.
A little feistiness is a good thing. It shows other people that you're alive. It shows others that you are passionate about life as well as the issues that matter to you.
I want to be remembered as that feisty lady with CP who never shut up. That feisty lady who advocated for herself until the day she died.
The one thing I learned from all of those blog posts I deleted is whatever point you are trying to make be sure your words come from a place of love and respect. Trashing people or places makes you look trashy as well.
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Speak out. Be feisty. Don't shut up.
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