Infantilising Disabled People is a Thing and You’re Probably Unconsciously Doing It.

I glanced up as the buzzer at the front of the shop went off. An elderly woman was making her way down the aisle, between the front of shop counter and the racks of brightly coloured magazines. Clutched in her hand was her banking book. It had been a boring day in the newsagent slash post office that I had been working in for the past couple of months. My boss, Maggie, had been teaching me the ropes of the post office end of the business. How to print out postal labels, weigh the packages, and filling in customs declarations correctly. She had also been teaching me how to do banking as part of the service the post office offered. This was an important job. And you have to keep in mind I am no banker, maths, or tech whizz. <a href="https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/infantilising-disabled-people-is-a-thing-and-youre-probably-unconsciously-doing-it-1adf91dc0fc5">Read More</a>