By Marke B.
Publication Date: 2025-11-15 19:05:00
“Being a disabled oracle means being someone who speaks your truth in a hostile disability world that doesn’t believe you,” said local disability rights activist Alice Wong in a January interview with the British Guardianon the occasion of the awarding of a MacArthur genius grant last year. “The pandemic reveals an attitude that affects disabled, sick, poor and immunocompromised people People are disposable. People with disabilities already know what it’s like when the medical establishment doesn’t believe them when they have a mysterious illness like Long Covid. Disabled people have correctly recognized the need for masking despite mask bans and the dangers of lack of masking in healthcare settings.”
She also had strong words for the current administration and American society: “The election of Donald Trump reflects the fascism, racism and xenophobia that already exist in our society. The United States is a country whose roots are rooted in the myth of harsh…
