I pit drive-throughs

There’s another kind of ableism that assumes the only issue is mobility.

Due to my dietary restrictions I HAVE TO check my order because a mistake could make me seriously ill or land in an ER. Not to mention the hazard to others if I have a “medical episode” while driving away after eating. Drive-thrus are NOT conducive to this and getting any sort of a correction is difficult.

If I can’t double-check my order before leaving I can not use the eating establishment. Period.

Any restaurant that is take-out only presents a barrier to me that is actively threatening to my health and safety. Inability to allow an order to be double-checked is discriminatory towards those with life-threatening dietary limitations.

Needless to say I have not been eating any sort of fast food for about a year and a half.

And while you might argue that in that case I should never subject my allergic self to restaurants, I can’t take my kitchen with me when I travel. Which I sometimes do for business or family reasons or just to take a vacation. Honestly, that’s like saying people in wheelchairs shouldn’t go anywhere. I should be able to eat in restaurants just like real people do.