Able-Bodied Privilege

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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)

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?