ABLED
This blog is about reconciling the two worlds of disability understanding. On one side are the strong voices of activists in the disability community. On the other is the well meaning but naïve/ ignorant able bodied population who see disability as something pitiable. As an able bodied person who has realized the very compelling and interesting arguments about society and life coming from the disability community, I am compelled to referee the exchanges between the two sides. Often times it seems that everyone is speaking so loudly and with such great conviction that the other doesn't even listen. Since I am not personally motivated by either side, I can weigh both sides of the arguments and hopefully facilitate an open and accepting space for both sides to express themselves and learn about each other. Please join the discussion!
Befriending People with Disabilities
This was a really interesting
post from WHEELIE CATHOLIC. A beautiful personal story that highlights a lot of interesting issues. See my comments. How do you befriend a person with a disability without being motivated by their disability?
2 comments:
I think the key here is that your MOTIVATION shouldn't be the person's disability...but you can still be interested/curious about that aspect of them because it's something unique about them (so it's natural) and also the person may embrace their disability as part of their cultural identity. Just as many African Americans would be offended if someone said, "I don't even think of you as black.", it is NOT a compliment when people tell me, "I don't even think of you as disabled."
I understand I'm asking for a balance there but it's truly not THAT difficult.
Interesting perspective for a blog. If you have a blog roll, would love to join. My site is www.karasheridan.com and I blog mostly about disability issues too.
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