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.