tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3240488353610718042..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: What About You????Dave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-68152553767139302512017-07-10T08:42:29.416-04:002017-07-10T08:42:29.416-04:00I have a tough time taking politeness for granted ...I have a tough time taking politeness for granted under any circumstances. I often like to let polite people know that I noticed. My sense is that polite people tend to be more sensitive and actually need some acknowledgment from at least some people in order not to become discouraged. It's affirmation to a decent human being who is also trying to survive in an often hostile, ungrateful world of customers, managers, etc.Mary Nauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344133616387412555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-92104808352366293412017-07-09T11:08:28.508-04:002017-07-09T11:08:28.508-04:00i notice that I say thank you a lot because people...i notice that I say thank you a lot because people are always doing things to help me, whether I ask or not. If they grab the chair and start pushing, though, i tell them to ask first. I find it so strange that people who are deaf and blind are being given wheelchair accessible accommodations they don't need. I guess that's the kind of accommodation that is most familiar, but if you stop and think a minute... you would think they would realize. I am glad my apartment complex has a lift to get into the pool... I do thank them for that. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064897477140634544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-60299237987342127332017-07-09T08:32:39.501-04:002017-07-09T08:32:39.501-04:00Julie J: I am a walking, sighted deaf person ... a...Julie J: I am a walking, sighted deaf person ... and have had people try to offer to get something in braille for me, or ask if I needed a wheelchair. Usually when I ask for deaf accommodations in hotels, most of the time they either give it to me or forget altogether until I remind them at the front desk. But one time, the hotel did put me in a wheelchair accessible room while still completely failing to give me any of the deaf-related equipment I had requested.Andrea Shettle, MSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984732076766787818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-42882143096906157662017-07-08T18:27:07.202-04:002017-07-08T18:27:07.202-04:00I definitely do this constantly. I have it so ingr...I definitely do this constantly. I have it so ingrained in my being that just my existence is a burden to anyone who has to interact with me that "Sorry" and "Thank you" are uttered in every sentence. Thank you (lol!) so much for your blog; for reminding me that I matter- that I'm human too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164088799575037071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-24871095117005483882017-07-08T10:58:24.886-04:002017-07-08T10:58:24.886-04:00My disability is not physical and does not require...My disability is not physical and does not require accessibility, so I am spared most of what you experience in the world. <br />I can say that I am an 'over thinker' and have been one since I was a kid. Learning to harness that ability to see many perspectives and nuances and possibilities into a process that allows me to pick the most important factors and use those to make a decision has been a long hard process. <br />As someone who tends to sort things out by talking them out, it is NOT an endearing trait to friends, family, coworkers. Writing it out is easier on everyone else. <br /><br />On the other hand, that overthinking is sometimes a trait that enriches my inner life and changes my understanding of the world around me...and allows me to change. <br /><br />clairesmum<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-29901400984815360072017-07-08T07:44:29.273-04:002017-07-08T07:44:29.273-04:00I don't know about your question...but I have ...I don't know about your question...but I have a question for you. Do you ever get accomodations you didn't ask for, or want? My disability is blindness and this happens all the time. I get the wheelchair accessible room at hotels, even though I didn't ask for or need it. When signing up for a community leadership class, I requested the paper materials to be sent by email. What I got was someone to meet me at the meeting room to get a coffee and donut for me. I explain, and re-explain, but I'm not sure I'm getting anywhere. Got any words of wisdom on this one?Julie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388013625338292674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-66746428320793476282017-07-08T07:10:28.799-04:002017-07-08T07:10:28.799-04:00Absolutely.
I bought a bus ticket, indicated that...Absolutely.<br /><br />I bought a bus ticket, indicated that I needed to stay in my chair, and showed up at the bus station.<br /><br />Big big drama.<br /><br />I held my ground and got to ride, but I am still turning it over in my mind.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010942515263262624noreply@blogger.com