I am disabled. I have a very straightforward, physical disability so my access needs are quite simple. Nevertheless the idea that I can expect them to be met in a way that requires no effort and no compromise from me, something that some parts of the disability rights movement seem to believe in, strikes me as entitled, capitalist, offensive and wrong.
Building ramps, door openers, lifts, fixing pavements, removing street furniture and accessible design takes effort. It is work from other people. It makes the world worse in other ways. I can put the work in to deal with other people or go the long way round. Sometimes it is on me to put the effort in. That is how community works. That is what it is to be human. It is only the capitalist who thinks that all their wants and needs should be met below the cost it imposes on others.
A social media that is fine tuned to be just what some subset of users want is capitalist. It is a virtue of the fediverse that it is really irritating and requires a load of effort. It is human like that.
#DisabledLife, #Disability, #Access, #Fedi, #Mastodon
