Disabled People Deserve to Be Paid for Our Labour

On The Value Of Disabled Voices

There is a strange, sticky expectation that clings to disabled people whenever we create something of value.

We are praised.
We are thanked.
We are told how important our work is.

And then, very often, we are asked to give it away.

Disabled people are invited to panels “for exposure”. Asked to write articles “for awareness”. Expected to share lived experienc…