2026-04-20 17:01 UTC
But the driver did not accept my explanation.
The driver claimed several times that since my partner had gotten onto the bus
by walking and seemed "too happy", they must not actually be disabled. The
driver repeated this even after I had told them that it was inappropriate.
In addition to this, the driver accused me of trying to teach them their own
profession when I showed them the relevant part of the Föli website.
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@puujalkavihrea@mstdn.social 2026-04-20 17:01
Here I would draw the reader's attention to the fact that the driver did not at any point try to speak directly to my wheelchair-using partner, but rather only to me, their escort. This is an unacceptably common experience for wheelchair users, where they are denied the right to participate in society as equal adults, as if mobility issues meant that they were no longer independent persons. /7