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Things that arn't a complement to a person with a disablity

  But you don't look disabled  - general translation, I don't see many people with disabilities, so I don't know what to say and I can't see a great conversation starter.  I have an "insert," family member here that has a disability so I feel that  I can talk about this issue.  - Translation I have seen the impact of one disability on my family so feel that I am qualified to talk about it without consulting anyone else in the disabled community.    But you are so high functioning this term needs its own blog post as how it is used and how it is meant in the medical community are two very different things.   I didn't realize you needed support - well everyone needs support at times and sometimes it is paid people, to take the burden off family and friends.  But when your who old and live with your parents - this can lead to some interesting conversations around disability and care as some people with a disability can live independent lives some can't. S

Harry Shum Jr why we need more people like him in the entainment industry.

  'Shadowhunters' Star Harry Shum Jr Reveals Details of the Final Season - YouTube   , Harry has done a lot for breaking down stereotypes and pushing back in writers rooms and he has said that it is challenging to have those conversations and take that risk but it is happening. We are also seeing this happen with who get's roles and how post Covid people are auditioning for the roles, so things like a zoom interview's, that eliminates stress, or recruiting people who do "shipping"  and post them on   YouTube for post production.  I remember seeing a clip where he was talking about Mike in  Glee, and pushing back about  the jokes as if they are on TV it is going to be seen as ok  to make the same jokes in reality.   In Shadowhunter's,  he has talked about how it was such a fun role yet challenging for him as they said they don't own the charcters as they are based on the charcters created by Cassandra Care in the book series. Yet it shows a level of res