Being addressed in a patronising manner is something disabled people have had to put up with for a long time, but no longer...
By Simon Stevens
As someone who has cerebral palsy, I am used to being patronised by people face-to-face and on the phone. But being used to it does not mean I tolerate it; I hate my intelligence being insulted, often by people who are certainly not as smart as me. I am told that people are patronising because they are ignorant or they do not know any better, but as we approach 12 years since the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was enacted and attitudes have changed, these excuses no longer wash with me.
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9 Sep 2008 1:29 PM
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