General Article But you don’t look disabled

Topic Selected: Living with Disability Book Volume: 466

By Morag Forbes

For any person living with an invisible illness of some kind I reckon (although I have not done a scientific study on this) being told the phrase ‘But you don’t look disabled’ is a fairly universal experience. Sometimes it’s said in judgement; sometimes intended as a compliment; a...

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