I can’t believe this needs to be said, but…
- Withholding medication from a disabled person is not a joke, it’s not a punishment, it’s abuse.
- Withholding mobility equipment from a disabled person is not a joke, it’s not a punishment, it’s abuse.
- Withholding stim toys, comfort items or similar from a disabled person is not a joke, it’s not a punishment, it’s abuse.
- Stopping a disabled person from using harmless routines or coping mechanism is not a joke, it’s not a punishment, it’s abuse.
Stop.
*Gasp* how dare you suggest that disabled people need things that help them?
Also, can you see this post, oh people I will keep anonymous out of respect. ( one or two of you will know who I'm talking about and I know that there are occasional snoopers that like to document everything they don't like that I do, so I'm sure you know who you are too.) My inhaler is a need. It's NOT a cry for attention, it's not something I use for fun, and it's not something that you can just opt not to get because you don't feel like dealing with it, and "I don't understand why you're having this problem." (Which you SHOULD if you know everything about my conditions, as you claim to.) My wheelchair is not something that you have the right to just take and play with when you want it and claim I'm being an asshole when I tell you that I don't want you touching it. I'm so sick of you thinking that you're entitled to the ability to play with my wheelchair! It's not a fucking toy! It's a mobility device, it's my legs! You know it pisses me off, and you know why it does, so stop! I have to respect everyone else's pet peeves, why can't you show even the slightest respect for mine, huh?
I could go on for days and days bringing up times where I was denied a mobility device, (my wheelchair) despite begging for it because l was "doing it for attention" and forced to use a walker, when it hurt my entire body and I'd basically collapse after a few steps, then I'd be made to keep having to do it and then I'd end up crying from the overwhelming pain and it's happened occasionally. It's humiliating.
Same with medicine, I could give you so many examples of times I've been accused of being "addicted to my NON NARC pain medicine and not really being in that much pain." Which has made me paranoid to the point where I do not want to take any of my medicines if I know they are looking at me.
Some of you able bodies really need to chill.