A Girl With a Hidden Disability Didn’t Give Up Her Seat to an Elderly Woman and Now Feels Guilty

Public transport often sparks debates over priority seating. Recently, a story went viral of an elderly woman demanding a girl with a prosthetic leg give up her seat, claiming she wasn’t “disabled enough.”The girl shared her experience: “I lost my left leg in an accident and use a prosthetic,

While I can walk and run, balancing on a moving train is hard. I was sitting in a reserved seat when the woman told me to move. I explained I needed the seat, but she got upset, called the conductor, and insisted I leave. Tired of arguing, I rolled up my pant leg, showed my prosthetic, and refused to move.