“We shouldn’t have to explain how or why our bodies are the way they are to be treated with respect, dignity and privacy. We shouldn’t have to plead to be asked consent”

Cathy Reay

“Whenever ableism happens to one of my kids, the solution presented is always for us to educate their peers about dwarfism. If we answer questions people have it might stop the curiosity, the staring, the ‘unfortunate incidents’, people say…”

Cathy Reay – twitter, October 2022

Whenever ableism happens to one of my kids, the solution presented is always for us to educate their peers about dwarfism. If we answer questions people have it might stop the curiosity, the staring, the 'unfortunate incidents', people say. (1/5)

— Cathy Reay (@cathyreaywrites) October 17, 2022

Cathy @cathyreaywrites is a British journalist and editor. She posts on Instagram and twitter, and wrote a chapter of We’ve Got This: Essays by Disabled Parents (Scribe, 2023).