tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post6032019366104343467..comments2024-03-16T19:36:23.953-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Silence.Dave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-4249659843229845292014-08-29T06:18:41.362-04:002014-08-29T06:18:41.362-04:00Just for you to *enjoy* a cruise, I have heard won...Just for you to *enjoy* a cruise, I have heard wonderful things about the accessibility of the Disney Cruise Line.<br />More information is available here:<br /><br />http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships-activities/ships/services/guests-with-disabilities/<br /><br />I haven't been on a cruise, but many people on the Disney blogs have travelled successfully with them.Ianto Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088401782619351941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-11893717700375537802014-05-30T22:21:23.652-04:002014-05-30T22:21:23.652-04:00I remember there was a questionaire at the end of ...I remember there was a questionaire at the end of the course. It could be fun.theknappernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-49570828348136221822014-05-30T05:20:09.447-04:002014-05-30T05:20:09.447-04:00I don't remember there being a suggestion of d...I don't remember there being a suggestion of doing a workshop on a cruise ... but there is something in the far recesses of my mind that sounds vaguely familiar. What an odd idea though.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-26939917938732994032014-05-30T01:02:24.467-04:002014-05-30T01:02:24.467-04:00Yes silence can be very powerful.
Just toget back ...Yes silence can be very powerful.<br />Just toget back to wanting to go on a cruise.....wasnt there talk a few years ago when you were in Maine about asking folks if they'd be interested in a wksp put on by you on a cruise ship or am I hallucinating???!!!!theknappernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-32068837677666277432014-05-29T08:35:52.198-04:002014-05-29T08:35:52.198-04:00What's wrong with imitating people with disabi...What's wrong with imitating people with disabilities?<br /><br />When I was younger, I often mimicked people with disabilities in order to understand them better. I'd fold my leg up in my pants and pretend I only had one leg, or I'd lock a joint and pretend I couldn't move it, or close my eyes and pretend I was blind. Whenever my Mom caught me doing this, she'd tell me off and say I was making fun of disabled people - but honestly, I wasn't! I was trying to imagine what it would be like to have one of those disabilities.<br /><br />It makes me sad that, because of bigots mocking people, imitating an oppressed group is automatically assumed to be mockery. Kind of like blackface - in Japan, blackface is used by Japanese fans of black culture, who have no inkling of the racist connotations it has in the West. They're just admiring rappers and such and trying to look like them.Ettinahttp://abnormaldiversity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-21335403883903219872014-05-28T18:29:34.879-04:002014-05-28T18:29:34.879-04:00It really pisses me off when people try to imitate...It really pisses me off when people try to imitate people with disabilities. Mocking their speech, their gait,their stims or whatever difference they may have. I find it especially disgusting to see direct support providers engaging in such behaviour. The eye contact method is also effective when folks drop the R word in conversation... how awkward for them. ASSHOLES! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-67200074128584358392014-05-27T19:53:48.311-04:002014-05-27T19:53:48.311-04:00Oh yes, indeed. I use silence, while looking them ...Oh yes, indeed. I use silence, while looking them directly in the eye. I find that they slow down and sometimes, they try to reverse what they are saying, right in the midst of their story. I just maintain that eye contact.<br />Then, if it is possible, I leave the room.<br />If it is not possible to leave the room, I just say nothing, and maintain eye contact - but usually by that time the other person is looking everywhere away from me, and is talking about something completely different.<br />Silence can be quite confronting, when properly applied.wheeliecronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570378001102933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-67857338489722001782014-05-27T17:30:20.553-04:002014-05-27T17:30:20.553-04:00If you ever go on a cruise let me know how you mak...If you ever go on a cruise let me know how you make out. I'm in a wheelchair and live in New York. Let me know when is the best time to go to Canada, I would like to visit and explore.Janiellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791143758494943141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-37590714092100245562014-05-27T15:41:51.849-04:002014-05-27T15:41:51.849-04:00Because I sometimes get flustered and have trouble...Because I sometimes get flustered and have trouble finding an appropriate response in the heat of the moment, I sometimes pre-rehearse interactions so I won't be so flustered if they come up.<br /><br />If anybody says "Oh, but you're not like *those* [slurs]!" (assuming the slur they're using is targeted at a group I'm part of) I hope to have the presence of mind to respond "Yes, I am. I'm EXACTLY like those [slurs]."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com