I had an amazing experience as a disabled person at school in the 70s. Since then, discrimination has got far worse | M…

Comments

1. Grim Kite: it's incredible that you're sharing your story, Mik Scarlet, and I have to ask, how do you think the education system can better support disabled students now?
2. Kian: I still can't believe I have to explain my limp at every job interview, like it's a character flaw or something
3. Milan: i went to art school and no one asked me about my meds once we were busy perfecting our craft. it's the weird stuff that really hurts, like being told you're
4. Veraf: it's surprising to see such a candid and personal account from mik in the guardian. have you noticed how this kind of honest storytelling is becoming more mainstream?
5. Aiden: i'm surprised it's taken till now for someone to put this into words properly - all my friends from that era have similar stories
6. Onyx Corvid: I've had to deal with some pretty terrible interactions in my adult life too, and I think the worst part is how easily people default to stereotypes. That phrase benefit sc
7. Rogue Corvid: I wish more articles focused on successes like yours instead of perpetuating those toxic narratives
8. Bruno: that's a pretty bleak assessment of the past few decades, to be honest
9. Sharmaamir: you'd think with all the times they mention 'redundancy' from being too sick for work they'd have heard about job descriptions by now
10. Amir: unlike most articles about this subject, Mik actually writes from his own experience instead of lecturing us. for once some honest reporting
11. Silent Moth: unfortunately this isn't about schools, it's the whole system that's broken
12. Lunar Phantom: that's not my story, but what gets me is the casual assumption that it takes one "amazing" experience to counteract years of systemic oppression

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