Thread by @2dreamornot2

I know one of the reasons so many non-disabled people could care less about COVID is because they are truly under the false impression that there is a social safety net should they become disabled. So I’ll say it again, there isn’t one. If you become disabled you are on your own

These are the people who say things like “what about SSI/SSDI?”And “surely doctors are aware of how to recognize and treat Long COVID by now?” And any disabled person can tell you how ludicrous those statements are. Good luck waiting YEARS for disability approval or medical care

That is *if* you even can get approved for disability. People die waiting to get approved, literally. And you will probably be gaslit to high heaven and medically neglected for YEARS before you even get diagnosed, and forget about accessing treatments (all while feeling so ill)

It just goes to show how little non-disabled people listen to us too, because disabled ppl and activists have been shouting this into the void for years yet the false belief that if you get sick you will have support persists.

And if you develop a medically neglected illness like #MECFS from COVID? Well sadly you will enter the ranks with those of use who have been discarded into an indefinite limbo waiting for official recognition, access to medical care, and disease altering treatments

So idk, in light of all of that I would opt for some basic COVID precautions if I were you. If not for the sake of those around you, then at the very least for your own sake. But all I see is brazen carelessness, ignorance, and complete lack of caution. It’s truly baffling

All the people replying being like “well you shouldn’t have to rely on others for anything anyways” in my mentions with their toxic hyper-individualism I guess you won’t ever need the fire dept., or medical care, or to have your mail delivered, or get food grown by other ppl

Also y’all I’m well aware ppl don’t think it’ll happen to them in the first place, but I’ve had enough conversations about this to know that people *also* think these mythical services and supports currently exist for disabled people, and that’s a part of it too