tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post7408637481504775166..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Disability Rights are Civil Rightswilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-7267856321619159782013-05-10T12:48:45.303-07:002013-05-10T12:48:45.303-07:00Whatever they may call it, respecting human rights...Whatever they may call it, respecting human rights is a given. It’s even part of basic human decency. It’s already hard being disabled and having to take the mockery of many people is insult to injury, almost literally. It’s now time to promote the equal rights for PWD and they must have the same legal freedoms that we ”normal” people have. I’m glad that there are lawyers that can PWD’s can go to when they need legal assistance with their problems. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://parmelelawfirm.com/locations/disability-law-firm-kansas-city-mo/" rel="nofollow">-Erminia Cavins-</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795669721295657388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-77057983230691353432013-04-01T23:33:59.358-07:002013-04-01T23:33:59.358-07:00Of course there has to be rights for the disabled....Of course there has to be rights for the disabled. My biggest inspiration of my life is Terry Fox and I doubt a stronger human being will ever make the kind of statement he did. He did not want pity but help preventing what had happened to him. All that being said I hope for the best for all of the brave people living with a disability.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blackchapman.com" rel="nofollow">workmans comp medford oregon</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404604910427771795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-1983281045926192212013-02-27T20:29:33.641-08:002013-02-27T20:29:33.641-08:00I never find anything to disagree with when you wr...I never find anything to disagree with when you write - it as mentioned reminds me of how Don used to speak about things - After reading "Culture of death" then finding Not dead yet and then your blog - the fire has returned - I was worn down by years of fighting for Don to have some small justice - and probably for my own peace of mind needed a break - but reading here and the other places has me started again...have a new Media Release...will post it when I can...thanks Middle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-24539013021250601052013-02-26T11:35:24.183-08:002013-02-26T11:35:24.183-08:00It has always been a given for me to read all comm...It has always been a given for me to read all comments, 'know thine enemy' and all that, but without a doubt the majority of comments are negative when dealing with politics or social issues. <br />Negativity, despite its presentation in cyber-realism gives us a disturbing look of the vocal minority we are up against when advocating for a change for the better.<br />Anger seems to me born of ignorance, a lack of education in part, ingrained beliefs as well. Rarely do you see true anger, one that stems from personal experience, which would be understandable.<br />People are generally resistant to change and when the world view you present forces them to either hold their ground or change, mostly the former is tenaciously adhered to. Vigorously defended. <br />I have seen bigotry and racism first hand and feel it stems from a person's innate sense of what is right and what is wrong. Yesterday, when describing my son's deteriorating condition a person, with all the best of intentions, asked me, "is it worth prolonging his life?" <br />That all depends on where you place value, doesn't it? In relation to disability rights being human rights, since we have such a poor record with human rights, disability will always be a 'second cousin, twice removed', those who advocate, 'bitter and angry'. <br />I try in my way to advocate for my son. And by that I mean I share my belief that he has an innate right to exist and that his suffering is actually much less than most people, though I concentrate on the issue of suffering and how hard it is to not only keep him alive, but to try and offer him some quality of life. This effort is overwhelming and the lack of social support has caused no small measure of damage, both to him and his chances at survival and to myself.<br />All the while I feel I am actually pandering to people's misconception of which life is worth living, mumbling about my son smiling, as though I have something to prove.<br />How in God's name can anyone think he doesn't have the right to live?<br />People point out the cost, and I don't mean in monetary terms, as though there is something more valuable than traveling through life with the ones we love, each doing according to his ability, no measure to small to be seen as equal.Eric Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471331868560587898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-88575236018368694062013-02-24T12:49:37.960-08:002013-02-24T12:49:37.960-08:00I think I've said before that your writing som...I think I've said before that your writing sometimes provokes me in an uncomfortable way, but I find that your honesty also helps me to see and understand something with more clarity. Those who comment in anger, I think, are driven only by anger when made uncomfortable. I have learned NEVER to read comments on important pieces of journalism because they are often vicious and ill-informed. I'm grateful that you keep the discussion going, and while I might not agree with you all the time or perhaps disagree with the way you present something, I would add that opposition is true friendship. As for disability rights being equivalent to civil rights --hell, yes, and anyone who argues against that comparison is absolutely wrong.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com