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This kind of rhetoric drives much of how the media construes and facilitates discussions surrounding disability; when such rhetoric is employed, one only has to imagine the damage this can inflict upon people who identify as being disabled.

Women’s encounters with dismissive or invalidating behaviour in healthcare settings are distressingly common. Honi Soit spoke to women who shared stories of their concerns being brushed aside, their pain being downplayed, and their autonomy being disregarded.