July 22, 2024 at 2:36 pm

‘I can’t believe something just did this to me.’ – Amputee Driver With A Disability Tag Was Harassed, And Now Raises Awareness About Invisible Disabilities

by Ashley Ashbee

Source: TikTok/@allisonelang

The last thing anyone wants is to be harassed.

It can be downright scary, especially if the person harassing you is a man and you are a woman.

TikToker and amputee Allison E. Long posted a video about an incident where a man harassed her because he assumed she was faking a disability.

“I’m at Walmart and I hang my pass,” she says, showing the pass hanging on her dashboard rearview mirror.

Source: TikTok/@allisonelang

“And this middle aged man comes up to my window and knocks on it. I don’t roll my window down because it scared the **** out of me.”

“Through the glass, he’s telling me, ‘Miss, you can’t park there and you can’t use your Grandma’s pass and park in handicap.'”

It’s a common reality for people with invisible disabilities, many of whom receive unsolicited comments and questions from ignorant people who are oblivious to how rude they are.

Source: TikTok/@allisonelang

“So, I fling my door open and show him this.”

She switches her shot to reveal her prosthetic leg.

“Excuse me, sir. I have one leg.”

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He responds, “Oh my God, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know!”

That’s right. He didn’t know. Yet he made an assumption and used it to harass her.

“You look too young to be disabled!” as if that gives him a free pass to judge and harass young people using handicapped parking cards.

“Sir, not every disability is visible. So don’t judge.”

Watch the full clip.

@allisonelang

Second of all sir, I’ve been disabled my whole life… was i too young to be disabled at birth? Disability doesn’t have an age – anyone can become disabled at any age. Please stop approaching people in parking lots and calling them liars. When i wear pants you cant see my disability. #disability #disabilitytiktok #disabilityawareness #amputee #accessibleparking

♬ original sound – Allison E. Lang

Here’s what people are saying.

Many people shared similar stories. Why are people like this?!

Source: TikTok/@allisonelang

I love this comeback. These ignorant jerks need to be put in their place.

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No one should be abusing people just because they have invisible illnesses or disabilities.

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Good! This is satisfying. I hope they reported him.

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Oh, goodness. This makes no sense.

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You have no idea what someone is going through.

Remember that and keep your mouth shut.

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