tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post6058028016401009667..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: People with disabilities are not Disposable.Alex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-62665988406250946122013-09-03T13:32:25.136-04:002013-09-03T13:32:25.136-04:00I am not disabled but I work with those that are a...I am not disabled but I work with those that are and I have studied both in the US and UK on self image issues for disabled persons. People can be terribly hurtful and no amount of philosophising will alter that.<br /><br />People learn to deal with their disabilities with humor and social 'passing' . We can only achieve what our personal level of humanity allows.david millerhttp://www.disabilitymatch.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-40702295487701422272013-08-25T01:17:38.053-04:002013-08-25T01:17:38.053-04:00Thank you Steve! I had to leave my last apartment ...Thank you Steve! I had to leave my last apartment because other tenants were bothered by my wheelchair, they would remove me from the elevator and throw rocks at me while I waited for wheeltrans. Even doctors discriminate. I have cognitive problems and they can't deal with explaining things to me in a way I understand so they speak to my caregiver and tell her to explain to me later. They talk about me like I am not even there and roll me out of their way, it's awful because I am there.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03675447539024187053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-35140279666799876962013-08-20T20:13:35.943-04:002013-08-20T20:13:35.943-04:00I was in tears when i read this letter, i am still...I was in tears when i read this letter, i am still in total disbelief!! I am a special needs teacher, i have been working with special needs children for a very long time, and i NEVER look at my children ( i think of the children in my class as my children!) I can not believe that someone actually thinks this way, and then proceeds to write a letter and give it to these people! OMG apparently this women (and i use this term women loosely) has never came in contact with special needs people, and know of the love that they give without expecting ANYTHING in return. My father was a double amputee, and i had 3 uncles with MS and an aunt who was a survivor of polio, They were all people just like you and i they just had to do things in a different way to accomplish things we take for granted. I just want to say that all the special needs persons i have worked with children and adults alike have enriched my life a 100% and i could never concieve of my life without them as a part of it.<br />lilladydolphinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-67091374007953449542013-08-20T12:51:31.516-04:002013-08-20T12:51:31.516-04:00Thanks, Steve for that. I've faced it too, wh...Thanks, Steve for that. I've faced it too, when people say, But, you're diabetic...you probably can't do this job...<br /><br />That was heard at a job interview. I walked out.gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320587011761444462noreply@blogger.com