Disability Status Shouldn’t Have a Hierarchy
While someone’s disability may not be evident to you, it still affects their life—and how they’re treated within and outside the disability community.
s.e. smith is a National Magazine Award-winning Northern California-based writer who has appeared in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Bitch Magazine, and numerous other fine publications.
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