19 People With Disabilities Who Are Sick And Tired Of Having To Adapt To An Ableist World

In case you were unaware, an estimated 1.3 billion people experience "significant disability," according to the World Health Organization. That's 16% of the world's population. Despite this significant percentage, people with disabilities are still struggling every single day to navigate a world that refuses to properly accommodate them. Here are 19 photos that prove it:

1.When people make sweeping judgements about why employees are on disability at work:

2.When people call them "inspirational" for adapting to their inaccessible environment:

3.When people don't see them in crowds or at dusk, so they have to make adjustments for safety purposes:

4.When people's judgement affects their own self-worth:

5.When people assume EVERYONE can just leave the country if the going gets tough:

6.When people carelessly block things like ramps and wheelchair lifts:

7.Or when they have a useless ramp:

8.Or create a freaking maze:

9.When their partners are punished for trying to accommodate them:

10.When people without disabilities park in handicapped parking spots. This person somehow managed to take up three:

11.No, really, it's a huge issue:

12.When grab bars are placed in the least convenient places:

13.Or when they're in the right place, but something else is in the completely wrong place:

14.When "professionals" in the health care field are completely useless:

15.When schools straight-up ignore their accommodation requests:

16.When snow-plowers disregard the importance of sidewalks for many people:

17.And when cities in general don't keep their sidewalks in check:

18.When people leave their shopping carts in the middle of the aisle:

19.And finally, when businesses don't even try to sound sorry about not being able to accommodate people with disabilities: