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Confused about self identifying as disabled.

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directsunlight · 20/11/2018 08:12

I'm just trying to get my head around this.

Claire Cunningham self ID's as disabled - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Cunningham

Does identity override reality? Is this woman physically disabled, or not? Does it matter, as long as she says so?

I am genuinely confused.

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directsunlight · 20/11/2018 08:18

Thanks, I didn't see that for some reason - distracted. I don't want to be dissecting other people's lives - it feels very intrusive and unnecessary, but at the same time, I feel like nothing can be taken at face value anymore. :/

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Weetabixandshreddies · 20/11/2018 08:16

Well it says that she was born with osteoporosis.

Tbh, very few medical conditions now automatically mean you have a disability. Instead there are indicators such as how long you have had the condition, how long it is expected to last and how much it impacts on your life. Most forms also ask if you consider yourself disabled. So a form of self ID does exist around disability.

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