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Key Takeaways
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If you are having suicidal thoughts, contact theSuicide & Crisis Lifelineat988for support and assistance from a trained counselor.
If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call 911.
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If youre lucky, its another disabled person asking about what kind of equipment youre using.
The awful truth is that disabled people often do choose to end their lives.
When we’re all people.
Popular media is filled with harmful stereotypes about disabled people.
What’s more, disabled people are expected to want to be better off dead.
The media trope itself is called Better Dead Than Disabled.
When we’re all people.
Because they are in fact dealing with some impairment.
Dr. Taish Malone, PhD
We should also talk about those with invisible disabilities.
“We should also talk about those with invisible disabilities.
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