Dareno Dareno on Nostr: Thanks for sharing. My thoughts: 1) Disability is only a bad word when it's in the ...
Thanks for sharing. My thoughts:
1) Disability is only a bad word when it's in the mouths of ableists who think they know better; who decide who is disabled & who isn't
2) The label doesn't bother me, because I'm comfortable with the term I choose for myself: "Hard of Hearing"; not Deaf, not Hearing Impaired
3) As far as empowering? I have tried to advocate for myself in previous jobs & it was horrible - impossible to lip-read due to pandemic masking, and I do rely on that.
1) Disability is only a bad word when it's in the mouths of ableists who think they know better; who decide who is disabled & who isn't
2) The label doesn't bother me, because I'm comfortable with the term I choose for myself: "Hard of Hearing"; not Deaf, not Hearing Impaired
3) As far as empowering? I have tried to advocate for myself in previous jobs & it was horrible - impossible to lip-read due to pandemic masking, and I do rely on that.