The Truth About Disability: Part 1
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- A three part series revealing the ‘Truth About Disability.’ A wide range of perspectives on all the hot topics; from thorny questions like ‘do disabled people have sex to frank advice on when to offer help and when to back off.
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This is a great film and one I can relate to in many ways. As a severely disabled person the one thing I’d change is other peoples attitudes.
completely agree! ableism + lack of access are the worst parts of being disabled, not the disability itself.
Great series.
Thank you for watching!
Attitude. I love this series
As a person with disabilities can only thank the Attitude team! Excellent work and great, impressive people interviewed on the shows.
Thank you and many greetings from Germany!
It would be cool if the people could say a line or two about what their disability is, so we have more context. It's not always obvious just by looking at them!
Thanks for the feedback! Hope you enjoyed the episode!!
Attitude. So cool
Igloo, why do we need to know what their disability is?
"If you're gonna go travelling take a disabled person with you!" :') hahahahahaha
there is so much truth to that statement
this is clearly a matter of regional differences. traveling while disabled is the worst in the u.s.
sure there are some perks but.....there are def more cons.
Just say thank you but I can do it myself. Instead of laughing at the people who ask, they're being polite. (raised right) my sister is disable and she/we need help from strangers all the time.
Hope you enjoyed the episode Tea and thanks for watching!
Tea, if you see someone struggling (whether they have a disability or not) them yes offer them help, it's the right thing to do.
However as a person with a disability I can also see (and know from personal experience) that it can and does get very annoying and frustrating when people assume that you need help especially when you haven't asked for it...In these situations it can be demoralising.
mmm no. LOL
9:30 + 9:44 - i totally get them.
OFFERING IS FINE. i'd rather people offer help than not, even if it's annoying.
i just wish people used some critical thinking. is there a chance the disabled person does this thing 100x|day + doesn't need help?
best thing to do if you're genuinely unsure, offer a quick, "you good?" or "you got it?" (or your language's equivalent), assuming DP's good until they say otherwise; don't start helping first.
you trying to open the door while i'm in the middle of opening it can actually be dangerous + cause me to fall out of my chair.
OR you rushing to open the door for me but you're blocking my path b|c you don't realize the door is barely wide enough for my chair to fit through, let alone w| you taking up half the space.
+ still, the worst part of both of these situations is not the inconvenience or danger, for me it's their responses + reactions when i say, "i don't need help//i got it," or let them know they're making things worse.
people are....offended that i don't need//want their help. far, far too often, people make helping me about _themselves._
_that_ is the worst part of being offered help as a disabled person. knowing the chances are so high of main character syndrome rearing it's ugly head.
that's why laughing at it or even the person is the best option. imagine if we got angry every time....laughing is the safest, healthiest response.
if it bothers someone....don't offer help. if not offering bothers you, chances are your need//desire to offer is more about you than the DP//person being offered help.
Such inspiring people!
You're inspiring
why? what makes them inspiring?
would be prefer to be ignored and struggle on yourself or would you like someone who offers ? . im disabled and although i try to do ss much as i can myself cause im stubborn . i have times when a little help is great . i always thank anyone who offers and never belittle them . after all that is what you dont want people to do to you . costs nothing to be nice . if they are arseholes then thats different. just a thought .
honestly? if my choices were: be ignored + struggle on my own every now + then or deal w| what i deal w| when ppl think they're offering help... i'd choose to struggle every now + then.
b|c that's what happens anyway.
maybe 20% of the time that i'm offered help do i actually need the help + receive it in ways that are not harmful, condescending, dehumanizing, etc.
Why can't you manage restaurants from a wheelchair?
Often the tables aren’t the right height or width which makes it uncomfortable and can be inaccessible.
i've never been to a _fully_ accessible restaurant. not once. + i've been to a ton of restaurants b|c my momms is a foodie.
What's the lady in 0:40 name? The one with the red stripes? I've been trying to get a hold of her name she's gorgeous!
popzoda Tanya Black
A lot of these people have smug/conceited attitudes. I don't care if you're disabled; a jerk is a jerk.
Hope you enjoyed the episode Brian! Thanks for watching!
good think none of them are jerks.
lot of jerks in this comment section tho.
including you.
Why feeling the need to laugh at people asking if you need help? They’re just being helpful. No reason to be a jerk about it.
You don't live their life and you clearly don't know the frustration with people assuming that you need help all the time just because you have a disability, it can get annoying at times especially when you haven't asked for help...This is coming from someone with a disability..
1. it's not always helpful. it's people making assumptions.
2. far, far too often, others offering help is more about themselves than the potential recipient of said help.
proof is in the fact that too many people get offended//hurt feelings//upset when you say you don't need their help or that their "help" is making things worse.
[b|c they've made it about them - main character syndrome.]
3. critical thinking would save a ton of time + hurt feelings. thinking of DP as fully autonomous human beings might cause more people to ask themselves, "is this something they likely do 100x|day? what are the chances they actually need my help w| this?"
4. most people start helping before asking or before getting an answer from the disabled person.
the number of people who have snatched a door out of my hands, nearly causing me to fall out of my chair thinking they're helping is wild.
it's almost equal to the number of people who come up to me + just grab my chair to move me w|o saying a word _to me._
yea....no. from my perspective as a DP, laughing is the appropriate response; the alternative, which would be just as valid, is what would make me us jerks.
5. don't tell disabled people what to do or how to respond to or deal w| the BS we deal w| on a daily basis.
your hurt feelings are temporary + hopefully will help to remind you to do better in the future. either way, hurt feelings are not more impartnt than the harm caused by your "help" or offer of help.
@@sell3100 exactly!! 🖤✊🏾
9:30 + 9:44 - THIIIS!
OFFERING IS FINE. i'd rather people offer help than not, even if it's annoying.
i just wish people used some critical thinking. is there a chance the disabled person does this thing 100x|day + doesn't need help?
best thing to do if you're genuinely unsure, offer a quick, "you good?" or "you got it?" (or your language's equivalent), assuming DP's good until they say other wise; _don't_ start helping first.
you trying to open the door while i'm in the middle of opening it can actually be dangerous.
or you rush to open the door for me but you're blocking my path b|c you don't realize the door is barely wide enough for my chair to fit through, let alone w| you taking up half the space.
please move.
+ still, the worst part of both of these situations is not the inconvenience or danger, for me it's their responses + reactions when i say, "i don't need help//i got it," or let them know they're making things worse.
people are....offended that i don't need//want their help. far, far too often, people make helping me about _themselves._
_that_ is the worst part of being offered help as a disabled person. knowing the chances are so high of main character syndrome rearing it's ugly head.