Annika Berlin
@forthepeople
Annika Berlin
@forthepeople
also know personally that a function of ableism is that it forces disabled people to navigate systems in isolation, so most people do not actually have a clue about what our lives are like. I
ANXIETY. The number two reason people don’t see others is that they have so much noise in their own heads, they can’t hear what’s going on in other heads. How am I coming across? I don’t think this person really likes me. What am I going to say next to appear clever? Fear is the enemy of open communication.
When you’re first getting to know someone, you don’t want to try to peer into their souls right away. It’s best to look at something together.
"For me, prosthetic devices have fused mobility with creativity. If I can no longer walk, who am I?"
The idea of prosthetics merging function & art