#because they're essentially told they have to burn the extra spoons to be able-passing or not show up at all

[kirby-the-gorb]

they sent my wife home from work ostensibly for using a cane, even though it didn't interfere with her duties as a medical resident and the whole point was she was well enough to work with the extra support. (even the most charitable interpretation, that they assumed the presence of a mobility aid meant she was too ill to work regardless of what she said, is a serious issue.) happy disability pride month I guess, kirby's fixin to start whackin.

#kirby #coronavirus #ableism #daily kirby #my art #digital #hal laboratory #nintendo #I'm pretty upset about it honestly? #like. it belies a fundamental misunderstanding of what mobility aids even are #(treating them as a symptom rather than a solution) #and it further pushes anyone who might benefit from use of an aid away from using it #because they're essentially told they have to burn the extra spoons to be able-passing or not show up at all #she could have worked today! #she wasn't an infection risk and she'd been doing a good job of pacing. #but their weird hangups cost her an extra sick day instead. #if they pull the same stunt tomorrow I will be talking to people in my capacity as a disability advocate #regardless of whether they want to listen to her.