[Photo description: View of back of woman in power wheelchair with a sign reading 'Disabled and Proud' that is decorated with flowers. In the background is a crowd of people, including another woman in a manual wheelchair and a number of people walking on foot.]
"You have an important contribution to make to this society. You are in a position to teach that focusing exclusively on narrow standards of physical beauty, youth, and conventional athleticism is a problem for all of us. By continuing to demonstrate that you are not looking to be cared for, but to be treated as a whole, self-determining person with the right to make your own decisions and have a full life, society gets the chance to develop values that respect everyone."
Gary Karp, author of Life on Wheels
3 comments:
I like your descriptions of pictures. I'm visually impaired not blind but have trouble seeing pictures and it's nice to just read the description. Have you seen those disabled and proud t shirts online?
Carol
I just lost a leg in Iraq not too long ago. I'm hurting very bad and my girlfriend left me too. She couldn't take looking at my stump. I'm angry but proud I served my country at the same time. I'm not Catholic or anything but I have talked to chaplains who helped me out. I'll be back and thanks for having this here. Any other vets out there reading this- be proud no matter what people think of this war.
Carol --- yes, I've seen those shirts - they're great. Glad the descriptions help.
Anonymous --- first of all , thank you for your service. Losing relationships really hurts and feeling angry is ok. Maybe she's one of those people who is not able to deal with the amputation. Just remember that's on her, not you and not everyone is like that. I'm glad you're stopping by here. You'll "meet" (in a cyber way) lots of others. Also glad you're proud!
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