Slow Posting

Sorry for not posting more trying to think of what to post. But I know I will added. Over the last few months I have been planing a reunion of my camp that I grew up at. I am amazed to see I have followed in some amazing footsteps. I have seen and learnt of so many others with disablitys that accomplished so much pre Ada. I have looked for groups like that but needed to look behind me to realize I had that.

Glee on Fox

I find it interesting that Glee has a character in a wheelchair but he is not disabled in real life. I lot of time when TV series portray the disabled it is played by a non disabled. Why? Is it they can’t find suitable actors who is disabled or they do not look? As we grow as professionals we will make it easier to be cast and such. But it’s up to us to show what can be done.

However, the Glee that focused on Disabled was a great show, it covered the disabled experience great. Taking from the loneliness to a couple understanding of who and what we are. I like how the advisor saw the hurt in his disabled students eyes when the rest of the club told the disabled student it was ok for his dad to drive separately. Then the advisor made the kids spend two week in wheelchair to get perspective. I just wish more people would understand what its like.

An Expo

On Oct 17, I went back to my college town, and realize this subject is so important. All the information was geared towards all disabled, very few exhbits was aimed at the professional. Every one thought this idea was great. I am looking for Ideas to discuss please feel free to share your ideas.

Cost and the disabled

As a tax payer I often ask why we spend so much on the disabled but do not make sure we as a society does no make sure we get our investments back. For instance many our fearful that if we get a position we will lose the services we need to make it happen. Or why pay for college studies, if there is no job programs available to make sure the disable is employed. Thus it make it hard to get pass the start up of a life. Where we may need these services but we lose them to fast to build a life without them. That two is why we talk among ourselves, the professional disabled and present a case for change! Thru organizations and government change

Issues facing those with disabilities

Disabled has different issues that one may have to worried about that other professional does not have to worry about. Like if I take this job will I lose my Benefits, if I get married will I lose my benefits? Sound like an easy question, who passes up a career position to keep their benefits? So benefits like personnel care attendant are too much to give up. Yes Social security can advise you. But why don’t we have a support system among ourselves to deal with these issues? Other issues we all deal with are accommodations, transportation and other. We do have different issues but no place to go to, that allows us to discuss these as professionals.

Prespective

Growing up disabled was a memory I will not forget, now as a successful professional I look back at where I came from and I am blown away, but now compare my self to my friends now. I now feel far behind. It took a few years in my 20ies to realize how to enjoy what I have. I know many with disabilities may have the same issue. Yes we have over came a lot to obtain success but we can not completely compare ourselves to our professional colleagues. It a hard lesson to learn but once learnt understanding life more is easier.

Kindness or Pity?

I hate to be skeptical but after 36 years of cerebral palsy I am.

Last Saturday I went for a haircut, which I needed. When I got to the place to get a haircut, I noticed a man who had on an Illinois Rose bowl shirt, so I ask him was the Illinois Missouri game that day or the next Sat. He said the next Sat. So I went back to reading my Magazine. As I was getting my hair cut, he paid for mine also.

I thought quietly how offend I was toward this act. Did he see the disability and felt sorry for me? Or was it true kindness. I wish I knew. I know some people feel sorry for us, even though some of us are in the top half of wage earners in the U.S.