Having a disability means I see other people’s privilege. It’s not loud or aggressive. It sits in the background of everyday life, unnoticed by the people who benefit from it, have no idea they do it, and pretend they don’t when they do something wrong. It is often an invisible barrier.
A recent discussion thread in an online disability community has made me think about the relationship between disability and the people around me.
There are nights that stay with you. Friday night was one of them. Hannah and I went to the Ministry of Sound Classical at Rochester Castle Grounds, and it was everything we hoped it would be. The setting, the atmosphere, the orchestra, the crowd, the energy.
