Four in 10 adults with a hidden disability have been verbally abused

Four in 10 adults with a hidden disability have been verbally abused as a direct result of their condition.
Researchers who polled 2,000 adults found 41 per cent have a disability with no physical signs - including learning difficulties, hearing or visual impairments or mental health conditions.
But a quarter of those with blue badges have been called out for parking in a disabled space because they don’t ‘look disabled.’
And 22 per cent have been asked to prove they are really disabled, while 42 per cent have felt judged due to their condition.
The research was commissioned by Heathrow Express which has joined the Hidden Disabilities sunflower scheme.
To show what life's like for those with these conditions the transfer service has created a video featuring the unique insights of three individuals with hidden disabilities.

[@mehnazhossain4632]

Thank you for being open, and having the courage to speak about it, it will give others in a similar situation to perhaps embrace rather than see it as a label. It has no age. So perhaps seeing it from the perspective of ableism, and capabilities. We are all different. And being sick is part of being human, We are not robots.

[@anngillingsspinks2799]

I’ve have a lot of health problems I have kidney disease also heart failure been in and out of hospital ,Ialso have a lot more going on,Like menu you get very bad days,I’m never in pain luckily Like many you really look great but inside it’s a diffent story,Also 2 years ago I lost my husband, so more added ,I honestly think everyone that’s got any disability of any kind Thay all deserve a medal, Well done to everybody.

[@doveronefoxtrot4417]

Something needs to be done about this.

[@therespectedlex9794]

Or non-verbally abused.

[@MYKEYCARD]

TH-cam. MYKEYCARD