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[–] 2 points 2 months ago

I like this phrase in the context of competing access needs when it comes to disabilities. Sometimes, multiple disabled people may struggle to find a solution that works for everyone, and it's never easy. Everyone may have a right to exist in a space, but if what you need to make that happen would prevent someone else from being able to, then it sort of stops being a right in that moment, and becomes a discussion.

As someone with multiple disabilities and many disabled friends, it's something I've seen quite often. Examples include:

  • A person with an assistance dog and a person with a severe allergy to dogs
  • One autistic person whose safe food has a strong smell that is a sensory trigger for another autistic person in the same space
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