Living My Life in the Grey Area of Disability

In the last nine months of my life, I have thought a lot about ableism. A year ago, when I whole-heartedly identified myself as “able-bodied,” I never even considered the nuanced meanings of “disabled” or “abled.” I assumed that, like the other “isms” I’ve learned about or experienced, the categories were cut and dry. You were either “able-bodied” or you were “disabled.” I never imagined I would one day live in the grey area.