tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post5053301847931665188..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: truth tellingDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-54813483627602624052011-03-22T16:40:40.949-04:002011-03-22T16:40:40.949-04:00"The wheeliecrone" said it all and said ..."The wheeliecrone" said it all and said it very well!<br />We just can't stop. We must forever be allies and advocates. Because, it's the right thing to do.<br />Thanks for all you do, Dave! And, thank you too, wheeliecrone!Kasiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813617826032990730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-40311658867077178052011-03-22T11:33:07.728-04:002011-03-22T11:33:07.728-04:00Dave,
A JCB is a kind of digger we have here in B...Dave,<br /><br />A JCB is a kind of digger we have here in Britain.According to Wikipedia other people call them 'Backhoe' diggers but we call them JCB's after the guy who invented it.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BackhoeFaerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-9173506961867915792011-03-20T16:46:15.282-04:002011-03-20T16:46:15.282-04:00wheeliecrone, what on earth is a JCB?? I have to k...wheeliecrone, what on earth is a JCB?? I have to know.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-54958528459721689432011-03-19T22:58:00.023-04:002011-03-19T22:58:00.023-04:00I live in a small community too. One of those pla...I live in a small community too. One of those places where you go to school with the same kids from K-12. On one hand I hope it brings acceptance because kids will get to know my daughter before they know that she is different. <br /><br />On the other hand, where we live difference stands out. There are very few people in our community with physical or intellictual disabilites. There are very few people who look different and my daughter will stand out, and that will get her extra attention. I know that the attention won't always be positive, but I will work hard so that she can say she does have a safe place.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-20500431519984921672011-03-19T12:45:48.653-04:002011-03-19T12:45:48.653-04:00I agree with Wheeliecronie. Your platform is growi...I agree with Wheeliecronie. Your platform is growing and you ARE making differences for people who need the advocacy the most.<br /><br />I first learned about you from my friend Shirley. She sent me the link to your blog (I think this was back in 2007) when her son was enrolled in a school which was not a good place for him. The was the post she referred to: http://davehingsburger.blogspot.com/2007/09/unbowed.html<br /><br />I actually emailed you last year for a copy of it and permission to print it to share with my son's "team" (I always laugh at this term...). <br /><br />Anyway, here he was in Junior Kindergarten, and already we were having "problems". In a two and half hour period, he was in time out three times on some days.<br /><br />Because of your article, Terry and I were able to speak forthright and nip that attitude right in the bud. <br /><br />Our son wasn't the problem -- it was the attitude of his EA and the teacher -- and we told them as much. <br /><br />This year, with a different EA and teacher although at the same school, things are much better. Not perfect, but we're always striving for better and BECAUSE of advocates, like YOU, we know we have a RIGHT to expect for better.<br /><br />Someone out there has to be the connection about what we read in the newspapers or hear on the news about abuse and bullying of people with different abilities and REAL LIFE. <br /><br />One of the most memorable moments for me at your workshop in Ottawa was when you said that we don't need education any longer. We shouldn't have to educate anyone to be a decent human being to another human being. We need to shout out that this behavior is NOT alright and we're not going to take it anymore.<br /><br />I think a lot about how difficult it was for some of the role players to stand up for themselves, too. And I remember those expressions of triumph when they did!<br /><br />So, if you want to talk to the masses by media -- JUST DO IT! You gotta a whole lot of people on your team! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-43203575202832596502011-03-19T08:03:58.058-04:002011-03-19T08:03:58.058-04:00The wheeliecrone says -
I am an advocate for peopl...The wheeliecrone says -<br />I am an advocate for people with disabilities. Every morning, I wake up and grab my teaspoon and go out and shovel away at the mountain of fear and ignorance that surrounds disability in all of its forms. I wish that I had something bigger than a teaspoon. I wish that I had a - what is it called? A JCB. But what I have is a teaspoon, so that's what I use.<br />Dave, I think perhaps your blog is a JCB, pushing big lumps of the mountain away. Please keep on pushing those lumps of fear and ignorance away, Dave. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-60089058633658506772011-03-19T01:46:38.491-04:002011-03-19T01:46:38.491-04:00I think you gave them a moment of safety and a pos...I think you gave them a moment of safety and a possibility they could have more.theknappernoreply@blogger.com