Disabilities and dating...

@WhateverWorks
In all honesty I didn't think online dating was a thing...
I personally feel like it has become a bit of a scary breeding ground for some of the dregs of society...
And having come in contact with some of those individuals it has definitely had me wondering...
I do feel like perhaps this response has been a little judgmental.
I personally have never considered what the dating pool would be like if someone had a disability.
Knowing that in some cases depending on the individuals needs they may be encouraged to join clubs and groups where they are meeting people so I always presumed through those ventures they may meet someone like that.
Especially since people say its imperative to have hobbies and meet people that way.

Often the disability community struggles with isolation and dealing with other peoples able-ism. For this reason, it’s challenging for many persons with disabilities to fully participate in such groups, which are not designed to be accessible or necessarily compassionate, never mind readily accepting of you as just another person there like anybody else. There’s also a bunch of other barriers like commute and that SSI is below the poverty line, which makes having an outgoing social life somewhat difficult.

The Internet has made it easier for people with disabilities to connect with those who share their interests and will be understanding to their abilities as well as limitations. This is particularly helpful when it comes to dating because it gives the person with a disability The empowerment to disclose about their condition at a time they feel comfortable. Some people want to get it out of the way right away as part of the filtration process and some people want to give it a minute so that the non-disabled person has an opportunity to get them know them as a person foremost. Lots of non-disabled people have ablest attitudes to various degrees, unconscious and unconscious, negative, inspiration porn, caregiver perceptions etc. I hate to say it, but often even the nicest of non-disabled people is oblivious to their own ableism until only through mingling with other persons with disabilities do they realize the folly @Mellowgirl

@WhateverWorks fair enough