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As a person with a disability with more then 30 years of experience living independently, I have a hunch your quote is too long. "Priviledged" people (although I dont aproove of that term) on the ignorant side simply won't treat me like a human, no matter what I do in return. Even worse, those who claim they have some "experience with disabled people" are even worse. Their tiny bit of a glimpse of an idea propells them with such a dose of hybris that they won't treat you like a human either. Trust me, I know a lot about that version of "respect", being treated disrespectfully basically every day I leave the house and use public transport.

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What kinds of inhuman treatment do you receive, even from well meaning people with experience with disabled people?

I mean many disabled people are foolish enough to think that understanding one instance of one disability gives them insight into all disabilities. That and they know that if they get into it with another disabled person, most everybody will stay out of it for fear of looking ignorant and foolish.

Sorry to be the one to break it to you but yes, it actually does give them insight into most disabilities. Its not like they know what its like to have them, but having one themselves makes it a lot easier to relate and empathise.

Oh yeah, show your ableism. I am sure you can tell me tons of things about my life I haven't understood yet. Thanks for being "the one to break it" to me. Me, being so totally uninvolved with the topic at hand, would have never see that coming.

Thanks for underlining my point.

> Thanks for being "the one to break it" to me.

They were addressing someone else. Any chance you shot your load over the wrong target there?

I think you're misunderstanding me. I was not referring to your post at all, but the one below it (before mine). With "insight" i did not mean absolute experience or knowledge about it, but a privy to what it might feel like because they're also experiencing a similar yet a lot different at times situation.

Part of the insight they learn is that disabilities are very different and you gain very minimal empathy into them.

You had me halfway but then swerved off road. Minimal empathy is still more than none. Like I said before its not like they know exactly 1:1 what other peoples lives are like.

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