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So let's just make assumptions then. Disabled people should have a case prepared, and always be ready to argue it in front of people. Upon challenge, by people

So let's just make assumptions then. Disabled people should have a case prepared, and always be ready to argue it in front of people. Upon challenge, by people "inconvenienced" by your accommodations, you should be able to spend 2 minutes showcasing your disability, how it came to be, and plead for said accommodations. Maybe you could edit that "not to be a jerk" bit to "I'm a jerk, hence:".

claytongulick 6y ago
When "inconvenienced" means a trip to the ER or landing a plane because you have severe allergies (like me) then the definition of who is being a jerk in the "emotional support animal" situation is a big more vague, no?
dash2 6y ago
To be clear about this, your argument is that a disabled person should be able to say "I need an elephant on this plane" without having to explain why? Also, disagreeing with this point of view makes someone a jerk? :-)
MereInterest 6y ago
Please read up on the term "Invisible Disabilities". Not every disability is obvious, not every disability is immediately provable to satisfy an adhoc request, and not every disability has immediate effects. Your suggestion would lead to people being further marginalized, if every person feels that they can barge in for 2 minutes each. Add up more and more people each stealing away 2 minutes, and that is quite a lot of time. How would that even work, too? If a random person decides that somebody's disability doesn't exist, do they then just barge in even more than usual. "I decided that your coeliac disease didn't exist, so I used wheat as a thickener. Your fault for not explaining it better."
- TulliusCicero 6y ago
  This is a bit of a whoosh moment, as the person you're replying to is actually on the same side as you.
- devteambravo 6y ago
  My point exactly. Btw, I'm one of those invisibly disabled people you mention. "Luckily", I also have massive scarring all over, so I don't have to explain myself to people as much.
  - MereInterest 6y ago
    Thank you, and sorry for missing the sarcasm in your post. I had interpreted your post as giving a suggestion, rather than as being the inevitable and absurd conclusion of the parent's reasoning.

claytongulick 6y ago

When "inconvenienced" means a trip to the ER or landing a plane because you have severe allergies (like me) then the definition of who is being a jerk in the "emotional support animal" situation is a big more vague, no?

dash2 6y ago

To be clear about this, your argument is that a disabled person should be able to say "I need an elephant on this plane" without having to explain why? Also, disagreeing with this point of view makes someone a jerk? :-)

MereInterest 6y ago

Please read up on the term "Invisible Disabilities". Not every disability is obvious, not every disability is immediately provable to satisfy an adhoc request, and not every disability has immediate effects. Your suggestion would lead to people being further marginalized, if every person feels that they can barge in for 2 minutes each. Add up more and more people each stealing away 2 minutes, and that is quite a lot of time. How would that even work, too? If a random person decides that somebody's disability doesn't exist, do they then just barge in even more than usual. "I decided that your coeliac disease didn't exist, so I used wheat as a thickener. Your fault for not explaining it better."

TulliusCicero 6y ago
This is a bit of a whoosh moment, as the person you're replying to is actually on the same side as you.
devteambravo 6y ago
My point exactly. Btw, I'm one of those invisibly disabled people you mention. "Luckily", I also have massive scarring all over, so I don't have to explain myself to people as much.
- MereInterest 6y ago
  Thank you, and sorry for missing the sarcasm in your post. I had interpreted your post as giving a suggestion, rather than as being the inevitable and absurd conclusion of the parent's reasoning.