Re: Looking Past People with Disabilities

Response to Bashar99's video, "Looking Past People with Disabilities".

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People & Blogs

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• thebashar99
• wheels105
• issyizzy
• disabled
• disabilities
• ignorance
• CoquiDave
• Dave
• cripple

[IvoniceAstrid]

as a lifelong 'disabled' person myself, i find that its absolutely pointless trying to 'educate' the mass morons in the worlds societies about 'our' ABILITIES..i think for able bodied people who find themselves 'crippled up' through illness or accident.. life must be a whole lot difficult to cope with..

[CoquiDave]

Different people react to becoming disabled differently. As for educating the "mass morons", the best method is by example, in my experience. When people SEE someone doing what their preconceptions had said was impossible, it really makes a huge difference in their whole view of the disabled population.

[CMale0624]

Hey dave, I'm a newbie here on your posts (blog) and I'm glad to see that you have gotten into the computer seeing how you're flat on your back most of the time. Anyway I got a couple of questions. Do you have problems with bed sores? How do you bath? Do you have one of those chairs that rolls into the shower for you to use? Last but not least, how come you ended up in Puerto Rico? Is it cheaper to live down there?

Chris

PS I perfer the word disabled myself.

[CoquiDave]

Hi Chris,

I'm stuck in bed because of a stubborn bedsore that is real slow to heal. I transfer into the bathtub when I take a bath. I loath shower chairs or trying to use 'em to shower. They're uncomfortable and clunky and generally suck. LOL...

No, Puerto Rico isn't cheaper, but actually more expensive. It was one of those incomprehensible creatures with bumpy bits. LOL... You'll have the full answer if you look at my first and second vids.

[MissCjohno]

@IvoniceAstrid That's not really fair seeing as most people who watched this video are generally making en effort to understand your abilities. I don't think they would recommend this video to 130 OT students if it wasn't educating.

Thanks CoquiDave :).

[christy50]

As a person with CP thank you so much for showing that we are just people like everone else.

[susangm]

Here is another definition of "crippled" from the American Heritage Dictionary: A damaged or defective object or device.

I don't consider myself damaged or defective. I do object to the term "crippled".

I do concur with your point of view of how we should be open to each other no matter our differences.

[Katatawnic]

Dave, I couldn't have said it any better! You obviously have a lot of insight as well as a great outlook.

I still find myself needing to work on the anger at having lost so much, but I do my best to keep a positive attitude. People ask me all the time if I'm OK or not feeling well, etc., and I tell them that it's just a part of my life, and I'll be better on another day. I'd much rather be asked what's wrong than have those strange stares; that is annoying! ;)

~~ Kat ~~

[alboss13]

smart guy. respect

[Nemithena]

'Cripps' actually makes 'us' sound quite snazz. I actually like to use the word 'cripple' when talking about myself, but I know a lot of (able-bodied) friends who don't liking me use it about myself. *shrugs* I guess it's a preference thing.

[grannytranny2]

you need to get up out of that bed and do something with your life, im sick and tired of cripps and you lazy asses

[deadgirldreaming]

Well said - I spill my dinner down myself nearly everyday... My disability is largely invisible and also much disputed but - Hell - I still have a sense of humour... and NO PITY either - I hate that....