Simply No Thank You:
I’ve just had to block an artist I previously supported because they refuse to understand the role AI plays in disability and accessibility.
You’re absolutely entitled to your opinion. What you’re not entitled to do is weaponise that opinion to attack disabled communities — especially while actively using AI-merged platforms yourself. That’s not principle. That’s hypocrisy.
AI, for many disabled people, is not a shortcut. It’s an access tool. It bridges gaps that the world still refuses to close.
If you want to critique technology, do it honestly. But don’t disguise hostility toward disabled access as some kind of artistic purity stance.
Find a new excuse — because targeting disabled people for using accessibility tools isn’t it.
Accessibility is not something I should ever have to publicly justify.
Yet somehow, the most uninformed and judgemental voices are the loudest in demanding disabled people be scrutinised to “prove” what we need. I’m not participating in that.
If you don’t understand accessibility, that isn’t a cue for me to hand over my medical history — it’s a cue for you to educate yourself. I’ve taken the courses. I’ve done the advocacy training. I live with multiple disabilities. Understanding didn’t come to me magically — I worked for it.
What I don’t understand is why rare exceptions are constantly weaponised to justify withholding accessibility from the people who genuinely need it. Using outliers to block inclusion isn’t logic — it’s bias.
Spite and suspicion will never build an accessible society. Education and empathy will.
And I will always choose not to engage with bad-faith scrutiny disguised as “just asking questions.”
We have enough scrutiny to battle - simply NO thank YOU!
Sarah Wingfield ❤️
Independent Disability Advocate
#disabilityinclusion #strongertogether #disability #disabilityawareness #disabilitysupport #disabilityrights
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A square kawaii-style digital poster with a pastel pink and purple glitter background filled with hearts, stars, clouds, and sparkles. At the top, bold colourful text reads: “CRITIQUE THE TECH, DON’T ATTACK DISABLED COMMUNITIES.” On the left is a cute robotic hand reaching toward a blue wheelchair accessibility symbol, with small smiling accessibility icons underneath (an eye, speech bubble, keyboard, and tick symbol). In the centre, the letters “AI” glow inside a torn-paper effect with sparkles. To the right is a paint palette and brushes with musical notes, symbolising creativity. A heart on the left says “Kawaii Doll Decora.” At the bottom, bold text reads: “USING AI & THEN BASHING DISABLED PEOPLE? THAT’S NOT ‘PURE.’ THAT’S HYPOCRISY.” The website “KawaiiDollDecora.uk” appears along the bottom in pink script.
