Thin privilege is being able to find affordable disability aids. I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, which causes me to pass out if I stand up for too long. I have been looking all day for a shower chair, so I can take a shower without fainting, and so far I have found that I will have to pay nearly twice as much as the more affordable models in order to get a chair that is just barely rated to handle my weight.

I also have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, but I can’t use any of the usual braces and aids to keep my joints from dislocating. They don’t make shoulder stabilizers or back braces in “plus” sizes.

Thin privilege is knowing that if you need to rent or borrow a wheelchair, it’ll hold your weight, and you won’t get dirty looks from people who assume you are lazy rather than actually disabled.

I’m not saying that life is easy for any disabled person, but the thin people have the privilege of options and availability of aids to help them, and they don’t have to worry about people questioning their motives and honesty when they use those aids.