“That’s why it’s so blatant and OK to do in a way – people can climb over you, stand in front of you, ignore you, not allow you in,” she said.
She encouraged others to call out incidents like the one she experienced.
“If you see something that’s not right, say something. Don’t allow the individual to take that abuse.”
Ms Houston said she felt attitudes towards disabled people had “gone back” in recent years, particularly during the pandemic.
“We were termed as ‘just those with underlying health conditions and the elderly’ that were going to die, which sort of implies they don’t matter,” she said.
