Do you see a person or a disability?
By caecal07
@caecal07 (197)
United States
September 29, 2010 6:31pm CST
I personally see a person and not their disability... Each person even those who have severe disabilities have their own likes, dislikes and personalities. I always see a person. It upsets me when I see others who totally overlook people because of their disabilities...
4 responses
@kris182_2000 (5469)
• Canada
30 Sep 10
A disability is just that, a disability. It's not the person.
I grew up with kids with varying disabilities, and I learned not to judge them just because they were different.
As I grew up, I found that I got along with them better than other people, just because I think I understood them better. I never judged them, it didn't matter to me that they had a disability, some of them just weren't able bodied, which really has no bearing on me.
Whether it's a physical or mental disability, I don't care, I treat them like they are a human being, no matter what's wrong with them.
It should be common sense to everyone, but unfortunately, it isn't always the case. The kids I knew sometimes insulted the disabled kids, which I found hurtful and so did the disabled kids.
Even adults are judgmental, and they should know better than that, and it's a sad part of reality.
@caecal07 (197)
• United States
30 Sep 10
I agree children are hurtful but they are hurtful in a naive way they do not understand... As adults we standby and let it happen for the most part. It grows within people and I often correct children for being hateful only to have their parents tell me it is inappropriate to speak that way to children or to say children will be children. It is wrong and this is where the problem really comes from.
@jypsyjulia (912)
• United States
30 Sep 10
I see a person. I think if I were to see disabilities, I would be one big hypocrite. I once watched this documentary and this girl with an eating disorder was the ONLY girl who said, "Hi my name is _____ and I suffer from anorexia." Instead of, "Hi my name is _______ and I am anorexic." I really liked how she didn't define herself by her disorder.
So, I see the person. What they're suffering or going through all makes up the individual.
@Devilova (5392)
• Indonesia
30 Sep 10
For me, disabilities of others was a chance to make it become an abilities.
That why I'm here, even the first reason was because I get reward for my activity.
But finally I realize that, being worth for someone else are more excited rather then the money that I earn.
So I decide to make money while having fun in here.Do a charity by helping others and make money from what I have done in here.
I ever read a wisewords.
"Focus on something that can make you get worth, keep doing and see what will happen".
@bunnyslippers (29)
• Romania
30 Sep 10
a person with disabilities cannot be separated by the disabilities, unfortunaetely. Some thing, disabled ppl just cannot do, but that doesn`t mean that they are not awesome persons. but in mking decisions, u must see the disability otherwise uyou`ll hurt the person...
@caecal07 (197)
• United States
30 Sep 10
How are you going to hurt the person? I think you totally misread what I wrote... Tell me how someone without arms cannot do something. Someone without arms can drive a car cook eat. I'm just saying making an assumption about the disability is a horrible thing to do. You cannot initially state that someone in a wheelchair cannot walk maybe they are using a wheelchair for a specific injury, they cannot walk for a long duration. I work with a man who has autism. He is fun and loud and has is own complex view of the world. He does have autism but it does not define him.
