tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post1554103245539869191..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: A Disabled ChatDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-9336291737687577222015-01-12T09:58:24.265-05:002015-01-12T09:58:24.265-05:00Someone just the other day was explaining to me ho...Someone just the other day was explaining to me how only "fit" people can exercise properly. "If you cannot jump or run or do pushups, how can you say you properly exercise?"<br /><br />The stupid, it burns.Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-80356302106397787442015-01-09T13:11:23.283-05:002015-01-09T13:11:23.283-05:00Karen,
I'm guessing that guy
1. Assumed that ...Karen,<br />I'm guessing that guy<br /><br />1. Assumed that disabled people never work and can only afford a vehicle via disability benefits (aka money from the government aka his tax money)<br /><br />2. Completely failed to understand why some people with disabilities may have a legitimate need for a larger vehicle without which they might be unable to use said vehicle. <br /><br />3. Thinks disabled people never go anywhere "important" unless it is to the hospital. Thinks that the only reason a person with a disability ever leaves home (other than going to hospital) is if they want fun, which he sees as a luxury item that disabled people shouldn't "need" to have. <br /><br />4. Thus he assumes that a big van with a lift in it or other vehicle specially designed for wheelchair users are a luxury item, failing to recognize that some people with disabilities have a legitimate need for a larger vehicle designed to meet their needs. (I don't know if you and your husband were in or near such a vehicle, but even if not he might have seen other wheelchair riders using a van with a lift or other large vehicle)<br /><br />5. Thinks the government is being too nice to disabled people by giving them "luxury" items like a "nice big truck". (See #1 above re, assuming that disabled people cannot earn an income through employment.) Thinks disabled people should stop abusing his tax dollars and give up the "nice big trucks" he thinks all disabled people have for no good reason.<br /><br />All this is just a guess, though.<br /><br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-55293588540402532562015-01-08T16:35:42.213-05:002015-01-08T16:35:42.213-05:00My favorite was the time a guy came up to my husba...My favorite was the time a guy came up to my husband (recovering from a spinal cord injury) and I (fibromyalgia) and told us disabled people shouldn't have nice big trucks........huh?????Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-40873826827475122052015-01-07T12:41:48.662-05:002015-01-07T12:41:48.662-05:00sounds like a great conversation....and those of u...sounds like a great conversation....and those of us who are temporarily able bodied would benefit from observing, listening, and learning...<br /><br />clairesmumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-84095552292029699112015-01-07T08:36:40.820-05:002015-01-07T08:36:40.820-05:00On my Facebook page (public) I shared a photo some...On my Facebook page (public) I shared a photo someone put up. It is a handicapped parking spot with the stencil of a wheelchair, and the words:<br /><br />'Is this the only time you put yourself in my place?'<br /><br />I wish I could credit the author.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.com