" For instance, even using a cane, for me, will get me questions from strangers and acquaintances as my disability moves from invisible to visible. People will open doors for me and treat me differently."
There's also the risk that someone undertaking the simulation may have one or two door-opening experiences, and decide that the take-home message is "being disabled is awesome, because everyone's really nice to you all the time".
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Date: 2014-08-11 04:01 pm (UTC)" For instance, even using a cane, for me, will get me questions from strangers and acquaintances as my disability moves from invisible to visible. People will open doors for me and treat me differently."
There's also the risk that someone undertaking the simulation may have one or two door-opening experiences, and decide that the take-home message is "being disabled is awesome, because everyone's really nice to you all the time".