Sending hugs to everyone who needs them right now.
Sending hugs to everyone who needs them right now.
We’re going to need to stick together and help our most vulnerable if we are to survive the next four years.
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gentle reminder that this tweet is incorrect.
most disabled people can travel and many do travel; airlines and countries are very accommodating.
countries will not deny your travel based on a disability.
their Twitter heart is in the right twitter place, but this tweet is fundamentally incorrect.
this is not about visiting but about moving.
In most countries it’s impossible to get residency if you’re on disability benefits. And for a lot of us we’re unable to travel. Although we tend to be the people that are seen the least, and therefore forgotten about.
"this is not about visiting but about moving."
this tweet is still fundamentally incorrect.
The distinction you're making between traveling and moving is impractical in the real world.
"In most countries it’s impossible to get residency if you’re on disability benefits."
you do not need to get residency to move somewhere.
"And for a lot of us we’re unable to travel"
"a lot"? sure.
"most"? no.
a lot of abled people can't travel.
but most abled people can.
a lot of people cannot travel.
most people can.
Hey friend this is a support group for disabled people not a place to spout your unsourced opinions on disability. Perhaps read the sidebar.
"Hey friend this is a support group for disabled people..."
Good, then be comforted that the encouragement I am offering is correct, factual and based on experience, while the tweet is incorrect.
"...unsourced opinions on disability."
my comments are not opinions on disability, they are facts about travel options.
most disabled people have those options.
this tweet is defeatist and fundamentally incorrect.
Yo I recognize you from the last time I tried to say not everyone can easily move countries and you were like "it's as easy as buying a plane ticket for a hundred bucks and you're set". I think you really need to look into how you empathize with people and realize that not everyone is you. The reality is moving is quite difficult for most people already, and now you're in a chronic illness community basically telling people their struggles are imagined
if someone cannot work how do you expect them to move and support themselves in a new country?
If someone cannot work, how do you expect them to support themselves in the country they currently live in?
SSI, foodstamps, medical assistance, section 8 housing, CADI workers, IHS workers. All of these things and more help me support myself and be in a group home again. I can't work, so I can't move.