tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4982338826294327588..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: The F'Bomb PostDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-81699329359681067092008-06-21T14:21:00.000-04:002008-06-21T14:21:00.000-04:00Kinda new to this blogging scene but actually read...Kinda new to this blogging scene but actually read yours frequently. This is my first response to one of your posts and I am very happy to comment on the F Bomb. <BR/><BR/>Actually I met you and Joe several times when you visited Sullivan County Community College in the Catskills of New York State. You came to our local community college campus and I was one of the hosts...you spoke to a regional audience of DSPs. So be it, but we have met in the flesh and indeed I am a follower/reader and believer in your work and mission. That said, the F Bomb....<BR/><BR/>Yup. That small and slimy man that made the comment needs nothing other than the restructuring of our buildings/architecture/public transit/ and the myriad of other obstacle-filled forms of blatant discrimination that ubiquitously exist.<BR/><BR/>In the US the freakin' ADA is only 19 years young and people /businesses and municipalities STILL try to loophole their way out of accessibility!<BR/><BR/>I wonder how many times that person, who felt as though "you people" who are always in the way, uses the big blue switchplate to enter into buildings that have been made accessible? How many times has he taken a poop in a wide stall public bathroom john or how many times he was in the way of a person on a bus that needed the disability access spot and he was too busy drinking his latte' to see or care....<BR/><BR/>I bet he is in the way often!!<BR/><BR/>Go F**k himself.....indeed!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Dave...John R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09855575688523179265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-84770430764445596582008-06-19T17:40:00.000-04:002008-06-19T17:40:00.000-04:00DaveThis post reminds me of a life lesson I learne...Dave<BR/>This post reminds me of a life lesson I learned a few weeks ago!<BR/><BR/>I have a four year old boy with DS. Today he finished his first year in a typical pre-school with 20 other kids. He is the only kids with DS ever in the school.<BR/><BR/>Recently his pre-school teacher was telling me how well he was doing.<BR/>I am so delighted to hear he is making progress. I am so grateful to the teachers for all they have done.I felt I had to be politically correct and made a comment on how the other kids would benefit from having exposure to DS.<BR/><BR/>The teacher immediately put her hand up and corrected me! She looked over at my boy and said<BR/>'He is taking his rightful place in the community with his fellow peers'!<BR/><BR/>I almost burst into tears when she corrected me! She put words on what I have been feeling since my boy was born! This teacher and her staff get it! My boy doesn't have to be the token kids, doesn't have to be in the school so other kids learn about disablity. He is there cos he had a right to be there!<BR/><BR/>He and you are both taking your rightful place in the world!<BR/>Amem!<BR/>Love LinMacUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914725585874315400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-8009067888053671882008-06-19T16:40:00.000-04:002008-06-19T16:40:00.000-04:00Yeah, that's my response too. Too many people lik...Yeah, that's my response too. Too many people like him, all looking exasperated because I exist and am on the pathway. Anger's an appropriate response sometimes.FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-82097658417178689982008-06-19T14:47:00.000-04:002008-06-19T14:47:00.000-04:00http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=1...http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=165825&zoneid=164<BR/><BR/>my friend, Mike, is currently fighting. read the comments on this article, and you will understand how most people see it. I was so angry reading them.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087873326478010732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-11628318108694455572008-06-19T13:42:00.000-04:002008-06-19T13:42:00.000-04:00It's funny. I get that 'You people' at work all t...It's funny. I get that 'You people' at work all the time...not because of my disability but the publics perception that my phone customer service dept is being unhelpful and it peeves me out more than the rest of it...<BR/><BR/>But you're right...sometimes a good "go f- yourself" is the only way to goimfunnytoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942406430628029505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-64406567225386717852008-06-19T13:03:00.001-04:002008-06-19T13:03:00.001-04:00Also good for Joe - Excellent news!Also good for Joe - Excellent news!Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-44031769001626948212008-06-19T13:03:00.000-04:002008-06-19T13:03:00.000-04:00Ha ha!! Excellent!What a very rude thing to say. (...Ha ha!! Excellent!<BR/><BR/>What a very rude thing to say. (What HE said, I mean.)<BR/><BR/>I liked your line about "bring on a protest, just give me time to organize transit".Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-72508360829212677972008-06-19T10:33:00.000-04:002008-06-19T10:33:00.000-04:00I only told him that after I mentally stuck my foo...I only told him that after I mentally stuck my foot out and tripped him....<BR/><BR/>I guess I better work on my mental violence.... LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715751555766636635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-90779479029346831282008-06-19T10:30:00.000-04:002008-06-19T10:30:00.000-04:00ok, a warning to people not to continue to drink t...ok, a warning to people not to continue to drink their coffee as they read your blog would have been appreciated! AH - I loved it, and yes protest and get in the way - I'm in!<BR/>have a great day Dave.linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675640977094855867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-15645458444829953452008-06-19T05:07:00.000-04:002008-06-19T05:07:00.000-04:00HA! I already had told him to go fuck himself befo...HA! I already had told him to go fuck himself before you asked!Zephyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020297752831113924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-8094931593366909832008-06-19T02:50:00.000-04:002008-06-19T02:50:00.000-04:00he probably learned it from his mother. Sigh.Was ...he probably learned it from his mother. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Was thinking about your airport security search experience. I talked to TSA today about one of my own searches. She pointed out that in most airports, the whole TSA area is surrounded by cameras from all angles. They keep the video records in case anyone sues them for improper search (or in case some thing goes wrong ..)<BR/><BR/>The area at SFO apparently has 50 cameras.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>WCDWheelchair Dancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981313345401954118noreply@blogger.com