Comic: That’s Ableism?

November 12, 2025 Noah Guevara Arts/Culture, Comics, Opinions 0

ne digitally illustrated comic panel. The text on the right side of the panel reads, “Ableism isn’t always intentional. However, intention doesn’t erase impact.” The illustration on the left side of the panel is a girl crouched holding her knees against herself, looking up towards a flower that she is holding up.

Three digitally illustrated comic panels. The text at the top left of the left panel reads “Ableist.” The panel on the left is split horizontally in the middle, the top panel is an illustration of a man in an orange shirt crossing a street approaching a wheelchair user in a pink shirt saying “Hey, do you need any help?” The wheelchair user then says “no thanks, I’m” before getting interrupted by the man in the orange shirt saying “I am happy to help, it is no problem!” The panel below is an illustration of the man wearing an orange shirt pushing the wheelchair user in the pink shirt and pushing them while the wheelchair user looks angry and says “Boy, if you don’t unhand me…” The text on the top left of the right panel reads “Not Ableist” and the text on the top right of the right panel reads “Offering help to someone with disability is okay. However, respect their boundaries! No means no! A person with a disability is capable of asking for help if they need it!” The illustration is the man in the orange shirt saying, “Hey, do you need any help or anything?” The wheelchair user in the pink shirt then says, “No thanks, I’m ok!” To which the man says, “ok!”

Three digitally illustrated comic panels. The text in the middle of the left panel reads “Ableist” and the text on the top left reads “Viewing struggle and inaccessibility as inspirational.” The illustration of the panel is of a woman walking with a prosthetic leg and a cane over a very uneven and cracked sidewalk. The woman with the prosthetic is thinking, “This ground is so uneven, it’s making it really difficult to walk.” Behind the woman are two onlookers, one with a sign that reads “YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION” and the other person saying “YOU ARE SO BRAVE!” The text in the middle of the right panel reads “Not Ableist” and the text on the top right reads “Holding people and the system accountable.” The right panel is split into two diagonally from top right to bottom left. The top panel is an illustration of two people conversing, the person on the right in a red sweater saying “Thinking of someone who is disabled as helpless is ableist.” The bottom panel is an illustration of multiple protest signs being held up with some of the text being cut off, but some of the text on some of the signs read “No Ramps No Rights” and “Disability Rights are Human Rights.”

Three digitally illustrated comic panels. The text in the middle of the left panel reads “Ableist” and the text below it reads “Questioning people’s medical histories, you are not their doctor!” The panel on the left is split horizontally in the middle. The top panel is an illustration of a person entering a subway cart in a red shirt and looking to the left towards a woman sitting in the disabled seating and saying, “Why are you in the disabled seating? You don’t look disabled.” The bottom panel is an illustration of the person in the red shirt then turning to the right on the subway cart to look towards a wheelchair user who has crossed their legs to say, “Your leg moved! So you’re not paralyzed so you can walk!” The text in the middle of the right panel reads “Not Ableist” and the text on the right of the panel reads “Minding your own business! The disabled community is large and encompasses a vast group of people. Many disabilities aren’t all or nothing, there are dynamic disabilities, invisible disabilities, etc.” The illustration of the right panel is of the person in the red shirt holding onto a pole inside a subway cart looking at their phone.

One digitally illustrated comic panel. The text on the right side of the panel reads, “Ableism isn’t always intentional. However, intention doesn’t erase impact.” The illustration on the left side of the panel is a girl crouched holding her knees against herself, looking up towards a flower that she is holding up.
A comic showing multiple exaggerated scenarios demonstrating what a person might not realize is ableist, alongside scenarios demonstrating more respectful behaviors (Illustration by Noah Guevara).
About Noah Guevara 14 Articles
Noah Guevara is a first-year from Dallas, Texas. He is majoring in Biology on the pre-vet track. Noah seeks to bring awareness about disabilities/accessibility and and visual clarity to his audience. Can be found wheeling around or stomping with a cane, always willing to say hi. Contact Noah via email [email protected]

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