04-13-2010, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperFemme
Able-bodied privilege checklist:
Honestly? It's not come up as I am pretty up front about everything erasing the need for assumption.
ETA: The HUGE problem I have with the substitution of race for disability in this checklist is that many many disabilities are invisible. These questions seem geared to a population that has highly visible disabilities and/or mobility issues. Which is important of course, but what of those of us who are disabled AND invisible?
Let us look at THOSE as well.
Autoimmune disabilities
- Scleroderma
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Crohn's disease
- Primary immunodeficiency
- Lupus
- Sjögren's syndrome
- Interstitial cystitis
Chronic pain disabilities
- Fibromyalgia
- Injuries
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Arachnoiditis
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
Dietary disabilities
- Coeliac Disease
- Diabetes
- Fructose malabsorption
- Hypoglycemia
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Metabolic syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Lactulose Intolerance
- Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Food allergies (the most common are peanut, milk, egg, tree nut, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat)
- Ulcerative Colitis
Neurological disabilities
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Transverse Myelitis
- Lyme Disease
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Hyperhidrosis
- ADHD
- Autism
- Asperger syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
- Intracranial hypertension
- Fibromyalgia
- Brain Injury
- Dyslexia, dyscalcula, and other specific learning disabilities
Psychiatric disabilities
People with psychiatric disabilities make up a large segment of the invisibly-disabled population covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Examples include:
- Major depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Anxiety disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Personality disorders (when discussing mental impairments)
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My bad..... you are absolutely correct! Although, this checklist is useful to just get people talking.
Growing up with a schizophrenic sister and the cruel, ignorant assumptions people made about her should have brought me to this earlier! It certainly gave me a different take on the world. Also contributed to my professional choices. There is also a great Neurodiversity thread on the Planet...
Last years Butch Voices Conference also had a panel discussion that brought to the forefront some butch-specific struggles with disability that was interesting. Wonder if this will get covered at the Femme Conference this year?
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