"I have no mouth and I must scream

You should believe your disabled friends and colleagues when they tell you how crap the world can be.

You should also try empathy building exercises. Here are some examples, please add your own in the comments:"

Terence Eden @Edent relates his experience of a small slice of the challenges faced by people with #speech / #voice disorders in this 2019 blog:

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/07/i-feel-hopeless-rejected-and-a-burden-on-society-one-week-of-empathy-training/

#empathy #dignity #inclusion #autonomy #SLP #SLHS #disability

I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society - one week of empathy training

I've spent a week cosplaying as a disabled user. And I hate it. A couple of months ago, I attended a private talk given by a disabled colleague of mine. "Everyone should believe disabled people's stories about accessibility problems," she said. "But, given that people don't, here's what I want you to do. Spend one [...]

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