tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post350627724008301815..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: We're Off to See The Wizard: A Heart, A Brain, An Accessible SeatDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-13372575868800396122013-03-24T16:28:42.477-04:002013-03-24T16:28:42.477-04:00Always, I am stunned by and grateful for your hone...Always, I am stunned by and grateful for your honesty and your self-awareness.<br /><br />This is a quiet, thoughtful post. Thank you for it.<br />Belly (Liz McLennan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12185843639648333419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-75720747888382235542013-03-24T08:32:01.268-04:002013-03-24T08:32:01.268-04:00I am happy to hear your theatre experience went we...I am happy to hear your theatre experience went well and you were able to enjoy the show :) <br /><br />As for the baggage part. Of course you would feel that way if that is what you have experienced 96% of the time. That 96% is the main reason why individuals affected by disability DON'T venture out into the community. They are treated like an inconvience vs. an individual who might need some support and accomodation to fully enjoy an experience. A comfort many of us take for granted. <br /><br />Our daughter is affected by Autism which also includes a hypersensitivity to some sounds such as loud announcements over a PA system, buzzers going off at hockey games, the sound the cash register makes as it scans items- beep, beep,beep... the list goes on. Most people can understand this on some level... while others think it's something that she can just 'get over'. Baggage... if she could check her baggage at the door... if society could see the internal baggage she carries... everyday- into every environment she visits perhaps there would be more 'ushers' like you experienced at the theatre.<br />It is the baggage we carry today that will open doors for other individuals who will come after us... <br /><br />Auntie Em: "Almira Gulch, just because you own half the county doesn't mean that you have the power to run the rest of us." ;) <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com