BBC Newsbeat: " Stansted Airport staff told me I 'don't look ill enough' to be disabled "

Andy · Jan 5, 2018

A disabled woman says she was refused help boarding a flight because she "doesn't look ill".

Nathalie Allport-Grantham, claims a member of staff at Stansted Airport told her she was "wasting their time".

"She basically looked at me and said 'I'm here to help disabled people, I'm not here to help you'," she told Newsbeat.

Stansted Airport says it is "disappointed" and has apologised for causing her distress.
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Nathalie has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which limits her movement and causes her chronic pain.

She also has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which increases her heart rate, meaning she can't walk far and faints regularly.

Nathalie says because her illnesses are "invisible" people often doubt whether she really is disabled.

"It's something I and everyone with chronic illnesses is used to, being judged and being called a liar," she says.

"I've been told before 'You look too pretty to be disabled'. People have an idea that a disabled person has to look a certain way."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...told-me-i-dont-look-ill-enough-to-be-disabled

TiredSam · Jan 5, 2018

Glad to see this issue getting a bit of publicity.

Luther Blissett · Jan 6, 2018

https://twitter.com/spooniefighter

is her twitter if you want to send a like or whatever you twitter people do.

Self described feminist spoonie and cat mom so she's just like most of the people on here

I'm giving the link because of the media piece that I read that didn't even link to her twitter account, but posted a screenshot of the tweet. She seems pretty good at telling trolls to piss off too

Amw66 · Jan 6, 2018

Andy said: ↑

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...told-me-i-dont-look-ill-enough-to-be-disabled
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Was also featured within Independent

TiredSam · Jan 6, 2018

Luther Blissett said: ↑

Self described feminist spoonie and cat mom so she's just like most of the people on here
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Yup.

Barry · Jan 6, 2018

This twitter response was good:

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