orapronobis @ orapronobis @slrpnk.net Posts 1Comments 2Joined 1 wk. ago
I think I understand what you are saying, able bodied people can easily forget there are others who have a hard time doing "basic" and "easy" tasks.
I agree with some of the replies you got about being unnecessary and time consuming to state every exception to something but I think that what you pointed out is still very valid. Depending on the culture people grow up in and their personal experiences, stating something like " disabled people sometimes are not able to put the shopping carts back" could be either extremely obvious for them or not at all. Some people will think it's just about not bothering others with a task that they could easily take care of themselves, others will think about safety like one of the replies you got talking about the wind (I've never thought about that one tbh), some will think about damaging people's property (cars) and others about not giving workers more problems. I think we can all agree that abandoning the cart is bad, even if we are thinking about different reasons, however a lot of people will just blame lazy people for leaving it anywhere and totally forget about disabled people not having other options because it isn't something that is a part of their lifes.
I wouldn't say that people not being constantly aware of disabled people having a harder time is inherently ableist, unless they do it on purpose of course, but bringing awareness to the existence of the many obstacles they face in different scenarios is important to make changes that make their life's easier. Abandoning the cart can also make disabled people's life harder, for example if it is blocking the safest route for mobility aid users or blind people, wich is something that able bodied people should also take into consideration (and most disabled people who need to leave it somewhere actually take into consideration).
Bringing awareness can make changes, maybe next time someone here sees someone with mobility issues they will ask them if they need help or if they need them to return the cart to its place, changing the place to leave the carts so it is next to disabled parking spots could be planned and requested to stores. Maybe some people will become more aware of the obstacles that others face in their daily lifes.
Yes! And to those getting out: don't stop or walk super slow the moment you are out, people are trying to get in, get out of the way!