If you wear corrective lenses of any kind, you have a disability. And guess what: your disability has already been accommodated, which is part of why you might not see yourself as disabled.

When disabled people are asking for accommodation, THIS is what we’re asking for—the opportunity to have equal access to the world so that we can likewise go about our lives & thrive. The same way, say, that someone who wears glasses can do through virtue of corrective lenses. 2/

I wear glasses and contacts. If I didn’t have them, I wouldn’t be able to drive, which would restrict where I could live. Not having glasses would affect how I go about my day and the activities I can enjoy. But because I have glasses, none of this is an issue. 3/

Understand that asking for accommodation is simply this: the right to be at a level playing field with everyone. The right to enjoy the world same as anyone else. That, fundamentally, is what it’s all about. /end

Also! If your instinct is to think, “well, wearing glasses isn’t a REAL disability because it’s not that big of a deal,” you’re part of the problem. Disability is a spectrum. Some of us will need more accommodation, some less. The “smaller” accommodations are no less important.

The world needs to recognize that we *all* have different bodies and needs, and that we *all* deserve to have these needs met. Accessibility in all its forms should be as commonplace as eyeglasses. The end!

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