#middle aged lady in the accessible spot had the audacity to say “you really should have been sitting down” while im sitting there in pain

[disbabeled]

Absolutely begging able bodied people to remember that the accessible seats on public transport are NOT FOR YOU. You have the ability to walk two steps to sit in literally any other seat. Why do you insist on sitting in the ones specifically reserved for disabled people?

"Oh but I'll move if a disabled person is coming."

First of all, you can't always tell when somebody is disabled.

Second of all, not all of have the ability to stand there while you gather up your stuff and move, especially when the bus/tram/subway/whatever is moving. Sometimes we need to sit down immediately after getting on, which is why the seats right next to the doors are RESERVED FOR DISABLED PEOPLE.