Am I Disabled? | Owning Crohn's disease | Invisible Disability in the Workplace
Getting to a place in my life where I was comfortable owning my disability took a minute. It still surprises me the ingrained bias towards disabilities that I was carrying until I had to fight that dissonance within myself.
Being disabled isn't a walk in the park but it can be especially scary if you have an invisible disability. Mostly because we never know the terrain. Will we have people who ask rude and invasive questions? Or will self awareness and mutual respect win the day?
Getting to a place of acceptance has brought me peace. I'm grateful to have access to an accommodation plan and protections for my job should I have a flare.
Join me this week and every week on the rocky road of adulting with a disability.
#crohnsdisease #disabilitypride #invisibledisability #chronicillnesslife
Soundtrack (Epidemic Sound):
Fall into Place - Daxton, Wai feat. Andrew Shubin
Chapters:
00:00 - Am I Disabled?
00:41 - Invisible but Ever Present
01:30 - Disability Ownership
02:38 - Filter or Bust
03:38 - Weakness...naw bruh
04:40 - Eyebrow IYKYK
05:30 - Ambulance
06:02 - Mindset Shift
07:01 - Negarive Bias
08:01 - Barriers
09:20 - Brylee Break
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Good causes:
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/
Equality Federation:
https://www.equalityfederation.org/
It Gets Better:
https://itgetsbetter.org/
Gill Foundation:
https://gillfoundation.org/
The Trevor Project:
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network:
https://www.nqttcn.com/
GLSEN:
https://www.glsen.org/
Black Lives Matter:
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
The Conscious Kid:
https://www.theconsciouskid.org/
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