This quickly spiraled into drama, as the neighbors attempted to retaliate.
People discussed ableism and what it means to be a good neighbor while giving OP some advice.
In the United States, where material conditions were relatively better, ableism was onlylegally defined in the 1970s.
Up until then, people could exclude the disabled from public life, if they so choose.
Some locations even had horrible ugly laws which actually prohibited some people with disabilities from showing themselves in public.
Researchers believe that ableism comes from a variety of factors.
This may stem from old-fashioned beliefs about Darwinism andmisguided idealsregarding who deserves to live.
As a result, they have to turn to excuses and obfuscation.
Readers thought the neighbors behavior was shocking
