#nondisabled

[writing2changetheworld]

I really wish when people listed their privilege (like saying they're a straight, white, cis, male), they included able-bodied or nondisabled.

People look down on and pity disabled people but don't acknowledge the privilege of being the opposite or seemingly the opposite. Unfortunately, that makes sense. To acknowledge your privilege, you first have to view disabled people as humans worthy of the same things you are.

[marauders4evr]

This disability pride month, consider saying ‘nondisabled’ in place of ‘abled’ / ‘able-bodied’. For example: “Nondisabled people are going to get pissed that they are now being labeled as the outsider.”

[steven-thefish-burnsides]

Why I say nondisabled instead of able-bodied

First off, I have nothing against the word able-bodied. It communicates what it needs to, which is that someone is not disabled. But, I prefer nondisabled in most contexts.

There’s some debate about this, but I like to differentiate between medical conditions and identity. I have disabling medical conditions like anxiety, chronic injury, and arthritis. If someone doesn’t have these or any other disabling medical condition, they’re able-bodied. But, the thing is, the disability identity is far broader than any one medical condition. When I talk about being disabled, I’m talking about it’s culture and identity (as well as the obstacles that identity faces). The thing is, able-bodied isn’t an identity. It isn’t defined by a set of shared characteristics, but, rather the absence of disabled characteristics. Hence, the term “nondisabled”, which I use when I want to impart a set of shared characteristics on able-bodied people. If I say that nondisabled people act a certain way, I’m acknowledging that they’re not acting that way because they’re able-bodied, but because their nondisabled.

[writing2changetheworld]

"Finding Nemo" and Parenting a Disabled Child

The dad in "Finding Nemo" is a perfect representation of able-bodied and nondisabled parents who have physically disabled kids.

Don't get me wrong. I don't agree with multiple of that movie's casting choices.

But with just how overprotective Marlin is of Nemo. The "don't touch the boat" scene immediately comes to mind.

My mom has been overprotective of me my entire life. It's something many or most (if not all) physically disabled people with able-bodied and/or nondisabled parents experience.

[writing2changetheworld]

I wasn’t aware able bodied meant non physically disabled tysm for the info /gen

Tbf maybe I didn’t know that cus I am also physically disabled but either way I’m more educated now and that’s not a bad thing

Sorry this took a minute.

You're so very welcome! That's one of the reasons I do what I do! To help educate!

It's okay you didn't know (no matter the reason)! Being more educated is never a bad thing!

[thelovebudllc]

Are 5 million nondisabled Medicaid recipients watching TV all day? That’s unsupported

Republicans defended the GOP megabill’s Medicaid changes as targeting a group of people they believe shouldn’t qualify: people who can work but instead choose to stay home and chill. Several Republican politicians and pundits, including CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings, pegged that group’s size at about 5 million people. “There are like almost 5 million able-bodied people on…

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[elescambray]

8/8 Journal Entry

What I’m Grateful For Today: Because I’m tired from a long day, today is just going to be simple. I’m grateful to experience the privilege of being non-disabled, which is something many of us take for granted all too often. It affords me the opportunity to participate in one of my favorite activities - trail running - which would be incredibly difficult if that weren’t the case.

Today’s Lesson: Running - and life in general - goes by much easier if you work to alleviate yourself of ALL the burdens that tie you down. You perform better and have a lot of fun at the same time. It’s worth it to spend extra time working through your problems.

[leisadpayne]

Just as non-disabled people come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, so do people with disabilities. - not all disabilities are visible. ❤️ #nondisabled #disabled #disabilities #invisibledisabilities #stopthestigma #youdontknowwhatyoudontknow #bekindalways https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs1Sl3bHffQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qnw7gxhkl8u3