I’m just curious about this. As someone with a chronic illness, I pretty much never hear anyone talk about things related to the sorts of difficulties and discrimination I and others might face within society. I’m not aware of companies or governments doing anything special to bring awareness on the same scale of say, pride month for instance. In fact certain aspects of accessibility were only normalized during the pandemic when healthy people needed them and now they’re being gradually rescinded now that they don’t. It’s annoying for those who’ve come to prefer those accommodations. It’s cruel for those who rely on them.
And just to be clear, I’m not suggesting this is an either or sort of thing. I’m just wondering why it’s not a that and this sort of thing. It’s possible I’m not considering the whole picture here, and I don’t mean for this to be controversial.
There’s the ADA in the States at least.
Used to be no place had ramps and no curb cuts.
Not perfect, but it is better.
The ADA is so much more than wheelchair accessibility too, people with disabilities have much more potent federal laws on their side than the LGBTQ community does
I think the ADA is a positive step, but that was over three decades ago now. The silence in terms of further steps since then is significant.
There hasn’t been silence, I think you’re just not listening: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_disability_rights_in_the_United_States
I’ve lived it every day for the last dozen years. I think I know what my experience in this regard has been.
Given that people who are disabled have, seriously, a LOT more legal protections regarding housing, employment, equal access, etc, than people who are LGBTQ, as well as specialized pathways to income and health insurance, I’m just wondering what you want to be different? Are you referencing the time of year when companies slap rainbows on everything and wondering why that doesn’t happen for people who are disabled?
I should also point out large segments of the US population actively persecute people who are LGBTQ, while there is no equivalent political animus toward people who are disabled
Like what? You want a month? Do you know when National Disability Employment Awareness Month is? I’ll give you a few minutes to go look it up.
Having a month dedicated on a calendar is fine, but it doesn’t mean much if it doesn’t impact society in any significant way.
How about for accessibility and visibility to be the norm, not just something that gets whipped out when the regular folks have a problem.