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Disablism from within the disability community
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Does anyone have any experience of disablism from other disabled people? What were the circumstances?
Is it a regular thing that you expect to face, or do such instances continually surprise you?
and finally... what sort of responses do you give (if any) - what elicits a positive outcome?
Is it a regular thing that you expect to face, or do such instances continually surprise you?
and finally... what sort of responses do you give (if any) - what elicits a positive outcome?
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