When comedian Rosie Jones appeared on Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, she was hit with a barrage of ableist abuse. Melissa Parker knows the feeling.

When comedian Rosie Jones appeared on Channel 4u2019s Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, she was hit with a barrage of ableist abuse. Melissa Parker knows the feeling.

Like Rosie Jones, I face ableist comments on my speech every day

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Those looks on strangers’ faces stay with me

We’ve been taught that disabled women must be palatable

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As Rosie Jones has to push back against ableist abuse yet again, one writer shares her experience of the same 'rinse and repeat' cycle.

“Like Rosie Jones, I face ableist comments about my speech every day – and it’s exhausting”