tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post1124034895465161922..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Not Up LiftingDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-38615454285086101862016-05-25T12:41:38.764-04:002016-05-25T12:41:38.764-04:00I work with a woman who uses a wheelchair; I am he... I work with a woman who uses a wheelchair; I am her aide. Many times, people have pushed ahead of us and filled an elevator when we were waiting first. I speak out, and people ignore me. We were in Macy's in NYC last December and it happened again and again; she had to go to the bathroom, which was on another floor, and people who could apparently use the escalators kept pushing ahead of us and filling the elevators. We waited about 20 minutes and I had seriously lost all patience. She was much more patient about it than I was. I was exclaiming loudly and finally some people let us get in. I want to think that it wasn't deliberate, and that people weren't paying attention, but it's hard not to take it personally.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615220302885452541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-59873048798668105252016-05-25T10:06:17.415-04:002016-05-25T10:06:17.415-04:00I am guessing the two people who looked shocked an...I am guessing the two people who looked shocked and dismayed probably were too much in shock, which I think is a natural reaction when things happen fast and are really unexpected. Since they probably don't have much experience/exposure to how some people treat disabled people, it would have seemed more unexpected to them than it was to you. I think sometimes a person needs to be hit by that shock at least once before they're able to think about how to respond better the next time and be more prepared. I like to hope that maybe they thought to say something after the doors closed ... which obviously wouldn't help you much by then, but would have at least alerted the culprits that not everyone thinks what they did was cool.Andrea Shettle, MSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984732076766787818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-11373710330512784522016-05-25T10:03:51.921-04:002016-05-25T10:03:51.921-04:00So much for your good manners in offering the 2 pl...So much for your good manners in offering the 2 places!! At that time of day,it sounds like you need to just take what you need, first...like everyone else was doing.<br /><br />I do try to remind myself not to attribute to malice what might better be ascribed to stupidity/inattention..tho I don't usually believe myself of this, in the heat of the moment. Clairesmum<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-38799118952915513102016-05-25T08:45:01.084-04:002016-05-25T08:45:01.084-04:00You have people who live near you.
The people wh...You have people who live near you. <br /><br />The people who just shoved on wouldn't bring food to your apartment in a crisis. The people who let them might, but they'd have to be asked first.<br /><br />Neighbors don't wait to be asked to help others. <br />Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.com