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"Don't I do enough?"

Disclaimer

This article is sarcasm. Although this article seems describe almost exactly how some people refuse legitimate accommodation, it is actually designed to show what not to do - barriers should be removed, not fought for. It is also part of a larger article, How to Keep Your Barriers.

Phrase Description

This is one of my favorites!

This is great if you are a disability organization or a service provider of some kind. After all, if you work around many disabled people, you already have to change the way you are doing things for your other disabled clients. A person can only change so much! So it's okay to not listen or think about a request to remove a barrier if you've already removed at least one barrier for someone else.

This can also be combined with guilt. You can name all the things you do for other disabled people, saying that anyone that accuses you of excluding people is really hurting the disability community - because you do so much for it. Ironically, you can talk about how much you do for disabled people at the same time you are ignoring legitimate requests to remove barriers!

You can even talk about how little recognition you get for removing barriers that you erected in the first place! You also can expect gratitude for all the things you do - at the very instant you are also denying the requester equal access!

Usage Example

Customer: I can't help my verbal tics. Can you please ignore them if I happen to do one of them in front of you?
Business: This is too much. I've built ramps, modified the lighting, got rid of the background music, and given money to  Jerry's Kids. How much do I have to do before I can be recognized for the work I've done?

Next Phrase

"HOW DARE YOU!"