tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4777373083787998510..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: ShufffftDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-55710121621118299822007-04-30T17:54:00.000-04:002007-04-30T17:54:00.000-04:00Just dropping a line here to say that the link mog...Just dropping a line here to say that the link moggy provides above to "conversation on institutions" is well worth reading. One of the participants in that conversation (Amanda Baggs) has an excellent blog of her own at ballastexistenz.autistics.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-9427987791437363452007-04-30T06:21:00.000-04:002007-04-30T06:21:00.000-04:00Moggy, as a 'fat' reader from British Columbia, I ...Moggy, as a 'fat' reader from British Columbia, I thought I'd let you know that "she" is free because all insitutions for people with cognitive disabilities in BC closed several years ago. Your point is well taken, though, that other "shes" are still locked up in large buildings. But the woman in this story would no longer be in Glendale or any other large facility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-51730146489493768942007-04-29T22:31:00.000-04:002007-04-29T22:31:00.000-04:00I honestly can not imagine. It sickens my heart. D...I honestly can not imagine. It sickens my heart. Dave, you would love my daughter's sassy walk. It is her own. Her knees go up when she runs and she looks like a little inverted triangle from the waist down. I would not trade her confidence and determination for my own life. Thanks for making me appreciate today!All 4 My Galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388794548592051699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-65694448820538785682007-04-29T06:34:00.000-04:002007-04-29T06:34:00.000-04:00Sad thought that came into my mind: the people wal...Sad thought that came into my mind: the people walking so proudly stand for the fact that "we" as a collective are out...but the institutions continue to run, and people are still being locked up in them. "She" might still be in one, provided she has lived this long. <BR/><BR/>(For anyone curious, you might read the firsthand <A HREF="http://www.autistics.org/library/conversation.html" REL="nofollow">"Conversation On Institutions"</A>...it's interesting in a rather disturbing sort of way.)Moggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478100266654459194noreply@blogger.com