#include disabled people

[writing2changetheworld]

Exclusion of Marissa Bode from interviews for the Wicked movies is so explicit it's almost laughable.

Include a wheelchair user in your movies, but not interviews for said movies.

Ableism and performative activism at its finest.

[bifinmediasres]

A quick note

Any disability activism/advocacy movements, MUST from the outset involve disabled people. Include disabled people. Listen to disabled people. Believe disabled people. No one understands disability better than disabled people.

[writing2changetheworld]

In America, is parking in wheelchair accessible spots without a tag or placard legal?

Answer⬇️

No

It's been against federal law since the ADA was passed July 26, 1990

[writing2changetheworld]

In America, do disabled people have marriage equality?

Answer⬇️

No

In America (and maybe other places) if someone has Social Security, they cannot exceed a certain amount of money in assets or that Social Security is taken away. This means a person with Social Security cannot marry or even live with a partner without fear the Social Security will be taken away. And considering Social Security can be literally life saving, a reality for many disabled people is choosing between survival or living with/marrying the person(s) they love.

[writing2changetheworld]

When is Disability Pride Month?

July

August

September

October

Voting ended onJul 2, 2025

When is Disability Pride Month?

A.) July

B.) August

C.) September

D.) October

[writing2changetheworld]

When were the Ugly Laws in affect?

1600s to 1763

1700s to 1879

1800s to 1974

1900s to 2003

Voting ended onJul 11, 2025

When were the Ugly Laws in affect?

A.) 1600s to 1763

B.) 1700s to 1879

C.) 1800s to 1974

D.) 1900s to 2003

[writing2changetheworld]

Let's talk about the ableism of saying you're "hoping for a healthy baby".

Firstly, what do you mean by "healthy"? People who have said this, tell me! Do you mean nondisabled? (If you mean nondisabled and you just don't want a disabled child, that's explicitly ableism.)

Secondly, an "unhealthy" baby does not automatically equal an unhappy baby. Are there people who identify as unhealthy who wish they were healthy? 1,000%. But that isn't everyone. Automatically assuming unhealthy always equals unhappy is so ableist.

Thirdly, if you do mean nondisabled, that could easily not be permanent. The disability community is the only minority in the entire world anyone can become part of at any time. Are you suddenly going to view your child as less than if they become disabled?

[writing2changetheworld]

On April 18th, 2025 I commented on a Tiktok of Mariah Rose Faith Casillas singing and playing acoustic guitar. I asked for captions. On April 19th, 2025 she commented back saying she tries to make it decently clear that she posts casually and that lyrics are easy to look up. Except I have and had no idea what the song was (and I wasn't told). I responded to her telling her that and that if she's okay with excluding to please just say that. And she ended her last response by saying, "I don't think I'm the content creator for you :)". I blocked her a day later.

Refusing to include captions is ableist - no exceptions.

If you have any public social media account(s), a disabled person will come across it eventually. And it's your responsibility and job to make your content as accessible as possible. Especially when you're asked to.