Here is one CNN report about Pistorius from You Tube. This news report is better than most I saw in that the focus is on his ability to run fast. Other television stories about Pistorius relied on dated and worn out cliches about overcoming disability and entirely missed the point--if Pistorius "overcame" anything it was social stigma and oppression.
Paralyzed since I was 18 years old, I have spent much of the last 30 years thinking about the reasons why the social life of crippled people is so different from those who ambulate on two feet. After reading about the so called Ashley Treatment I decided it was time to write a book about my life as a crippled man. My book, Bad Cripple: A Protest from an Invisible Man, will be published by Counter Punch. I hope my book will completed soon.
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