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Rant time
cw : ableism, school system
The school system here in the UK is so fucking ableist istg. So basically me and my younger sister have health issues which cause us to be off school for appointments and bad sick days. Our attendances are lower than average because of this. My high school has a policy of having 95% attendance or over, ours is about 88%. The school is hounding our mother with constant letters and meetings despite our absences being authorised. I hate being an inconvenience to my mother and feel bad about it but I know it's the fault of the system.
I'm just really annoyed that I'm treated as such a burden just because I'm disabled.
have faced ableism from other disabled people . who thought they know more about my experience with my disabilities than I do . or who thought that me being disabled is some how " threatening " them being disabled too , as if can not both be disabled .
have had other disabled people make rude comments about my disabilities . when I said that what they said was ableist , they question me , say " but I disabled " .
yes , you also disabled , but can still be ableist / say ableist things .
you not immune to say rude things / make mistake . that is ok . you just need admit when you make mistake or say rude things or be ableist . accept it happen some time and learn from it . otherwise , still being ableist .
ignoring disabled people when they tell you being ableist is being more ableist . listen to disabled people , including when you are disabled too .