tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post2462328184273587202..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: Conjoined Twins, Disabilty and Ethicswilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-47338252575987401662010-06-24T08:01:59.980-07:002010-06-24T08:01:59.980-07:00Me too. It's good that the wheelchair was inve...Me too. It's good that the wheelchair was invented so people could get around instead of sitting somewhere with a blanket over their legs looking sad.<br />If I ended up in a wheelchair I'd be happy to be alive and I'd go to Dir en grey concerts.<br />The attitudes about disability that exist now must DIE.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395406512079608484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-42063909433592155412010-06-23T06:00:27.401-07:002010-06-23T06:00:27.401-07:00Kali, While most of American society perceives a w...Kali, While most of American society perceives a wheelchair as the ultimate symbol of weakness and disability, people that actually use this adaptive device think it is liberating. I suspect you will despise the social reaction to using a wheelchair but be delighted by the freedom and independence it provides. <br />We have a long way to go but I am hopeful that within a few generations disability will not be perceived as a negative. I for one am working toward this goal.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-47903326575250922872010-06-21T19:30:19.712-07:002010-06-21T19:30:19.712-07:00I've hit a point where I find myself sometimes...I've hit a point where I find myself sometimes looking at wheelchairs with frank envy. How much more could I do on bad days, if I had a way to get around that was motorized?<br /><br />I guess I get to find out next month, when I get my mobility scooter. I have days when I'm torn about getting one, mostly due to the way ignorant and ableist people react to mobility aids, but I just have to remind myself of how much more I can do, how much better I might feel.<br /><br />Maybe one of these days we'll get to a point where we think of disability and difference as variety instead of problem. We can hope and work towards that, eh?<br /><br />~Kali<br />www.brilliantmindbrokenbody.wordpress.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819749352296597309noreply@blogger.com