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one big problem with abled people writing about disabled people is they act like it's all new and they're discovering stuff. Like, they try and imagine themselves in that situation, and zomg so isolating nothing about their current life works... but they can't imagine as far as there being an existing community who has been dealing with that exact stuff in a stable way for ages. Like zombie guy in that episode wanted someone who shared his disabilities, but he didn't start out by going online and finding zombie chat rooms (wow, in universe there are probably zombie chat rooms), he was all isolated like this was the first time that ever happened. So then making another disabled person is one way to get community. But it's still weird to feel like it's necessary. People adjust.