Am I disabled according to the social model?
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crazydaisy
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Hi!
I came across Scope today.
I was doing a bit of research for my newly resurrected blog, 'Don't dismiss M.E', and I found myself asking the quesion, "How do I know that Iam disabled?". Then I found myself here!
I have ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, celiacs disease and lichen planus, another auto immune condition.
I've been ill for 9 years and have slowly and at times quickly deteriorated in my illness.
Iam currently 100% house/bed bound. Normally, I am in the range between 85-90%.
Have I answered my question? Am I disabled? The answer is yes and yes! But, mine like so many others is one that is invisible to the world. When I am out and in my wheelchair, people can see me, or not as I've found! There really should be a law about people walking and looking down at their phones as I've had many people almost land on my lap despite my shouts of "four" (golfing term
)!!
But, what I do not have the answer to is this. If I am housebound and not out and about, then am I still disabled? If our impairements prevent us from accessing the outside world, then can we call ouselves disabled according to the social model?
Answers on a postcard please!
Nice to meet you all. x
I came across Scope today.
I was doing a bit of research for my newly resurrected blog, 'Don't dismiss M.E', and I found myself asking the quesion, "How do I know that Iam disabled?". Then I found myself here!
I have ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, celiacs disease and lichen planus, another auto immune condition.
I've been ill for 9 years and have slowly and at times quickly deteriorated in my illness.
Iam currently 100% house/bed bound. Normally, I am in the range between 85-90%.
Have I answered my question? Am I disabled? The answer is yes and yes! But, mine like so many others is one that is invisible to the world. When I am out and in my wheelchair, people can see me, or not as I've found! There really should be a law about people walking and looking down at their phones as I've had many people almost land on my lap despite my shouts of "four" (golfing term

But, what I do not have the answer to is this. If I am housebound and not out and about, then am I still disabled? If our impairements prevent us from accessing the outside world, then can we call ouselves disabled according to the social model?
Answers on a postcard please!

Nice to meet you all. x
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Hi @crazydaisy, and a warm welcome to the the community! Great to have you here.
Really interesting question, and great to hear your thoughts on it. I imagine our community members will have some of their own thoughts and experiences to share too. In the meantime, you may be particularly interested in our invisible impairments discussions!1 -
Hi @crazydaisy welcome to the community!
You make an interesting point and I am sure many members of the community will share their opinions!
I am a wheelchair user and it irritates me how many people don’t look where they are going! What is the true definition for ‘disabled’...got me thinking now1
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