"When I'm out and about and I need to keep my social distance and make sure those people around me are vaccinated or wearing a mask, sometimes they may downplay the severity about catching COVID-19, or even just the flu or any respiratory illness," she says.ĭavidson says the most important thing she wants people to take away from her experiences is not to make assumptions about what someone might be going through, despite their outward appearance. It's often the people who downplay these disabilities who also downplay the risk of COVID-19, she says. The pandemic has in some ways made the issue more important, Davidson says. That can be really difficult for somebody who's actually going through it because research suggests that those who have a strong support network actually have better outcomes," said Davidson. "When people can't see, they tend to diminish the severity of the disability. This week marks Invisible Disabilities Week, which was started to address some of the barriers people with such disabilities face - like not being believed they have a disability in the first place. Woman with invisible disability left shaken after altercation over accessible parking spot.These include diabetes, dyslexia, hearing impairments, sleep disorders, chronic pain or.
First Person I learned to conceal my invisible disability. However, disabilities also include a number of other conditions that typically are invisible to others.
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