tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post905142443061853243..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Cause for CelebrationDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-32966749003539057702011-06-04T00:15:28.048-04:002011-06-04T00:15:28.048-04:00That is awesome!That is awesome!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57000601910865553332011-06-03T20:56:39.516-04:002011-06-03T20:56:39.516-04:00WooHoo! Brilliant :)
Shame it's taken so long ...WooHoo! Brilliant :)<br />Shame it's taken so long :( and that there are still people working in the sector that need to learn to be "humane" beings!Noisyworldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-1080261026321959482011-06-03T15:59:21.561-04:002011-06-03T15:59:21.561-04:00I'm really happy to hear you're seeing pro...I'm really happy to hear you're seeing progress. I was at my first Special Olympics event about a month ago, and there were a lot of "teams" there from various group homes or sheltered workshops or other agencies. I was kind of overwhelmed at all the groups and the way the people interacted. It was really my first experience to the interactions between staff and the people they're supposed to be caring for. <br /><br />Since I wasn't just observing, but trying to get my son where he was supposed to be, I didn't really notice all that much. But I did notice a couple of situations where the staff seemed to be talking pretty angrily to the athletes. And I saw more of people who were just so condescending - talking to an adult as if they were speaking to a two year old child. <br /><br />It really made me face the reality of what my son might have to deal with someday. So, I hope the progress picks up the pace soon! Twenty years is too long to have to wait!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624151975591059655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-5461963032189020712011-06-03T15:15:07.291-04:002011-06-03T15:15:07.291-04:00That's fabulous. I love hearing your stories a...That's fabulous. I love hearing your stories about how far society has come. This is good news for both providers and users of services since it makes space for everyone to be the best, most authentic version of themselves.<br /><br />DaisyDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430197444830973366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-42910929596396396172011-06-03T13:51:44.479-04:002011-06-03T13:51:44.479-04:00HooRah & Yeah...and Go Canucks!HooRah & Yeah...and Go Canucks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-26935065254231831132011-06-03T13:16:29.181-04:002011-06-03T13:16:29.181-04:00Hoorah indeed. But how ironic that it happens in t...Hoorah indeed. But how ironic that it happens in the same week that the Panorama programme on the BBC revealed horrific and sadistic abuse here in the UK. If you haven't seen it, do look. It was broadcast on Tuesday 31st May and is still available on iPlayer. You will weep. As the psych they interviewed said: these staff do not see their patients (it was in a hospital for people with developmental disabilities and autism) as human - if they did they couldn't do this. Systematic abuse and a failure of the regulatory systems to pick it up, despite the people concerned, and one staff member, speaking up.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460117480302002841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-67250722023612391212011-06-03T12:38:01.619-04:002011-06-03T12:38:01.619-04:00What a thoughtful and telling thing to measure. H...What a thoughtful and telling thing to measure. HooRah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-32801377167537828482011-06-03T10:07:20.326-04:002011-06-03T10:07:20.326-04:00Outstanding!Outstanding!Walrillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18118496881079783498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-40220926245507283382011-06-03T07:35:57.452-04:002011-06-03T07:35:57.452-04:00Dear Dave:
Thank you for this unique perspective ...Dear Dave:<br /><br />Thank you for this unique perspective on progress. I agree with Andrea, sometimes it is hard to see progress. But this is real progress - staff are treating the people they support with respect - even when no one is looking.<br /><br />ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-61285981180996173852011-06-03T06:20:36.864-04:002011-06-03T06:20:36.864-04:00HooRah!
Sometimes when I look around and see how ...HooRah!<br /><br />Sometimes when I look around and see how far we still have to go to achieve full disability rights it can be so discouraging. It's refreshing to occasionally stop and consider what has gone right.Andrea S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-5423025892975488662011-06-03T04:18:26.949-04:002011-06-03T04:18:26.949-04:00HooRah for sure!HooRah for sure!Joyfulgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-51662438775341167622011-06-03T01:44:52.600-04:002011-06-03T01:44:52.600-04:00That is absolutely amazing!!! What a great way to...That is absolutely amazing!!! What a great way to start off the almost weekend!!!<br /><br />-KRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-76445156052089324482011-06-03T01:27:53.426-04:002011-06-03T01:27:53.426-04:00Awesome! I like progress. I hope the "streak&...Awesome! I like progress. I hope the "streak" goes forever.ivanovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694244417925801824noreply@blogger.com