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Originally Posted by WovenGalaxy
Rdgrad, that sounds frustrating and I'm sorry you have to deal with older coworkers acting like you are less than.
If you yourself are disabled, have you ever heard of ableism? There are different types. Institutional, internalized, interpersonal. Its when "able bodied" people act in a way that sends a negative message to disabled people. Its like an unconscious prejudice. Its not okay, and you're not alone. There's a book I'd like to recommend, if you dont mind: Robot Check |
Oh I never heard of ableism. So basically, from what I'm understanding, it's those who don't have a disability sending a message to those that do that they are less than or not able to do as much as they really can? If so, then that makes sense because I see that happening all the time. Not just with me, but with other people too. I've seen people in wheelchairs get babied by people who believe the person in a wheelchair can't do anything, when in fact, they can in a lot of cases. In fact, I knew someone in college that was in a chair and she loved doing stuff herself.
She hated it when people would do stuff for her in a way that made her feel less than. She was very independent. The only time she accepted help is when she either asked or in some rare cases, was really struggling, in most cases, reaching something that was too high up, and someone else would get it for her. Also going up steep hills required help too, otherwise, she was very independent.