tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post5857743627564787609..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Parking Lot RealizationDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-87669430325488947512019-04-19T19:04:56.467-04:002019-04-19T19:04:56.467-04:00It is infruriating that most people do not see thi...It is infruriating that most people do not see this kind of thing as assault. They do not understand that our wheelchairs are part of us, that by pushing they are taking away our ability to move freely. I know another wheelchair user who was once pushed across a road in a completely different way to the way she was going, she screamed for him to stop, she screamed at others for help. She was being kidnapped in the middle of a busy city centre and no one even stopped to ask if she was ok. I jump every time someone even bumps my chair, terrified that someone will hurt me in the desperate need to help. Now I shout “Don’t touch me!” whenever I feel or see anyone’s hands coming close. I snap “I don’t need help” and I am looked at like I am a monster for not sitting back and letting the noble able person help tragic little me. It doesn’t matter how little I need their help, obviously I am broken and only they can save me. How dare I be ungrateful!Girl on wheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796804535876857751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-27100066350934301972019-04-19T09:18:06.882-04:002019-04-19T09:18:06.882-04:00It happens all the time between staff and people s...It happens all the time between staff and people supported as well. Perhaps not in every home, but too many. <br /><br />I once called a manager to let them know i was doing paperwork because i had to do a physical restraint and was told no I hadn't. I argued that if it had been done to me, it sure would have felt like a restraint.... but as you point out here, the standards are different. It is only a restraint... or an assault, if the person is considered to have rights equivalent to those of people without disabilities.<br /><br />And while we talk a good game, that's all it is. Talk. I am so freaking frustrated at how badly the transitions from institutions to homes in the community has gone for too many people. And at my inability to advocate effectively for the people 'supported' by the agency i no longer work for. Lauraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445375613856156103noreply@blogger.com