Dealing with Disability Discrimination in Public

You did it all perfectly 💕 I am too scared to even use them. I just won’t go or I will walk/carry stuff and take the flare up.

I get so tired of people accusing me of using my grandparents handicapped parking pass. Yes I know I'm young. That doesn't mean I'm immune to illnesses that rob me of my youth. I usually talk back by saying hey I didn't accuse you of being a smart person so don't accuse me of doing anything.

any time I'm going somewhere where I know I'm going to need to ask for or get a wheelchair/electric cart I wear knee braces on both my knees just so no one says "you don't need a wheelchair" but I really shouldn't have to do that :(

So sad to see this is even an issue. Just started using a parking pass and have gotten some looks but have not had anyone say anything yet. I don’t know if I could that kind.

Thanks. Sometimes i be feeling weak when I give responses like that but you are right if I would've got worked up and cussing I would've lost more energy I didn't have. In my head I ran over the greeters foot with the cart 🤗

Whilst I’m lucky enough to live in an area that is very understanding, I’ve dealt with many invalidating my experience in passing, commenting on my service dog and cane I use. Normally I let things pass, but when people directly address things I say things like “I am disabled, but you’re not my doctor so you don’t need to know any more specifics”. Normally it makes me stressed and feel like crap, but I try to keep an open mind that people don’t normally see people of my age being disabled or that they likely haven’t had many encounters with someone with an invisible illness. If I have the energy, I will possibly educate them, but normally I just brush it off. Rudest things I’ve been told are mostly just comments that I’m lying (with a lot of profanity), that I should never have kids, that I must be a burden, and that I shouldn’t be alive :/ I honestly just take it all with a grain of salt at this point and just try to keep going and if it needs to be addressed then I will address it.

Not mine but my gf uses the motorized carts and when people give her sh*t for it, if she doesn’t have the energy to fight back then I do. I know you can’t always have someone with you but the “I know” response was the perfect response for your energy level but still getting the point across. Even though you didn’t have the energy you still didn’t let anyone walk all over you and you stood up for yourself. I’m proud of you and I’m sorry it killed your high.