tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4369151584940158904..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Obvious??Dave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-2027981007198362072016-04-24T13:15:08.329-04:002016-04-24T13:15:08.329-04:00Dave -- Thanks.
I've been trying, for years, ...Dave -- Thanks.<br /><br />I've been trying, for years, to figure out a way to explain "Disability Pride" to my Typically-Abled kith and kin. It's so hard for them to understand that the condition of disability is a human condition, and one of the things that makes humanity so rich and wonderful. <br /><br />I mean -- we're the preeminent life-hackers. We've adapted our brains specifically for problem solving. Where would they be without us?! CapriUnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906524679880178584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-50700695294663849062016-04-24T12:05:42.320-04:002016-04-24T12:05:42.320-04:00CapriUni
That's a fantastic poem! It manages ...CapriUni<br /><br />That's a fantastic poem! It manages to say, beautifully, what I feel so much of the time.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-68931690055117643022016-04-24T10:53:03.594-04:002016-04-24T10:53:03.594-04:00Dave -- Here's a poem I've been working on...Dave -- Here's a poem I've been working on, recently. I <i>just</i> finished my fourth draft, a few minutes before reading this post. So, considering the topic, this seems as good a place for its public debut as any:<br /><br />A GOOD FIT<br /><br />For some, the world fits like a tailored suit.<br />They trust that they can slip into a room<br />And that the space will drape so easily<br />Their shoulders hardly feel the weight at all.<br />And every sentence seamlessly unfurls<br />Its meaning to their minds without a snag.<br />As best they can recall, there's been no need<br />To notice where the edges don't quite match,<br />Or where there is a tangle, or a pinch.<br /><br />Except for us, their patterns do not fit.<br />And so, with care, we thread our way around,<br />Each cutting knots, and fixing ragged seams<br />With homemade sheers and needles we have found.<br />Thus, stitch by stitch, we fashion our own lives.<br />We shift the space. They notice that, and frown.<br />And tug their collars with itchy discontent.<br />But when they come upon the pathways we have made,<br />They'll find a world made graceful through our craft.CapriUnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906524679880178584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-59433314230337981202016-04-24T10:39:49.484-04:002016-04-24T10:39:49.484-04:00Such patience you and Joe had, to work this throug...Such patience you and Joe had, to work this through with the oblivious....I hope it was a good cup of tea! ClairesmumUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-27749710511847800052016-04-24T10:13:52.332-04:002016-04-24T10:13:52.332-04:00You have reminded me that I have to make a point w...You have reminded me that I have to make a point with someone at Princeton U. They have ramps over stairs between the chapel and the library - but the ramps are almost at a 45° angle. Unbelievably steep and short.<br /><br />I have found ways to go around, and accepted help from a student when I had to go down with my walker once, but they may look accessible to someone who thinks ramps=accessible, and they are completely unusable by anyone not in tiptop physical condition, possibly with a stroller or bike.<br /><br />NOT accessible, but LOOKS accessible, is the new INaccessible.<br /><br />I should take some photos.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-8392955020465779382016-04-24T09:05:58.425-04:002016-04-24T09:05:58.425-04:00When I was much younger, I lived on the third floo...When I was much younger, I lived on the third floor, no elevator. I took the bus and subway. Now I'm fifty-two years old, and even one step, can cause HUGE problems.<br /><br />Because I can walk with a can (and hiking staff when outside), even friends and family think I'm being finicky when I ask "Are there ANY stairs? What about the bathroom?". They confuse "anti-social" with "anti-stairs".<br />Frank_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707525224938640688noreply@blogger.com