“I don’t have to queue anymore…She sees my confusion so elaborates further. ALSO READ: Deaf South Africans ‘still locked out of opportunitySpecial treatment“It means WE don’t need to queue anymore. Regardless, now we two able-bodied, middle-aged white women can join the wheelchairs, the blind, the autistic, the ancient, the terminally ill and those on a day out from their special needs’ homes and get in ahead of the hoi polloi. Not all disabilities are visibleYes, I know not all disabilities are visible, but I didn’t realise “Karen” was one of them. Back in reality, my friend and I are attending an event together this Friday, which means the first public airing of her new special needs’ status.