How does the word disability change the way others view things?

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Answer 1

Have you noticed it is always people who arent disabled are the ones who call us that.
If they even had a clue they would know not to call us something that means unable...!

Answer 2

Here is how the word disability changed me. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003. I was 49 years old. I lost the ability to walk, I have double vision much of the time, the meds I have to take to keep the MS from getting worse cause my skin to blister if I am in the sun so I can't go outside in the day time, I am fatigued all the time, I don't sleep well because I wake up every 30 minutes or so, whether I took Trazodone for sleep or not. I have urinary incontenance, severe low back pain due to nerve damage, so I can't sit in one position for more than a few minutes. I'm not crippled. I can get up and down to do things like cook, put dishes away, wash clothes, but I can't chase my grandson, mow the lawn, go to the beach, lift my new grandbaby. I don't have that kind of strength, and I don't think I possess the ability to make sure I hold on to that kid and don't accidently drop her. The word disability didn't do a thing to my life, but my disability destroyed my life.

Answer 3

"Disability" is a label--a social category. For the majority of people it denotes a person who is somehow "damaged" and either helpless or otherwise an object of pity--or a target for bigotry.

In short, it is a stigma and many people view the person with a disability in terms of their own preconsceptions (stereotypes). There is a difference--with most people. That is that, unlike similar views of women, blacks, or other ethnic groups, the feelings most people have are not hostile. The number of people like Chindt Eastwood, who are openly derisive of persons with disabilities, is very small.

And--most people, as they get to know a person with a disability who is self-assertive and independant, are open-minded enough to chane their views.

One of the biggest problems is that people still believe people with disabilities cannot learn (true of only a minority of us) or canot work (true of even fewer). These stereotypes are very damaging--such beliefs create barriers that are hard to surmount. Consequently, the rate of graduation from high school is much lower than among the geral population--and legally, schools can put a disabled child on a track that will deny them a high school diploma. But--for those who do graduate, these lucky ones have, overall, academic performance in college equal to other students. But--2/3 persons of working age with disabilities are unemployed--and despite the claims of the politicians, the Americans with Disabilities Act provides almost no protection from discrimination.

Things are changing--but slowly. And-I don't like to inject party politics here, but its unavoidable. The coming shift in national politics bodes well for the disabled community. Conservatives--real conservatives--are supportive. But the so-called "neoconservatives" are actively hostile to any effort to promote social change and inclusion of persons with disabilities within our society.

Answer 4

it makes only the ignorant think something is easier or stooped down. Not everyone thinks this way thogh. I think its cool that people have made things for people with disabilities. It helps the disabled live just like everyone else and it makes it convinient for them.

Answer 5

How previous are you? a thank you to understand the certainty approximately each and every thing in certainty is to be conscious of God by way of Jesus Christ. he's the only thank you to God. Proverbs a million:7 says, "the terror of the Lord is the initiating of awareness. Fools despise understanding and education". there is plenty we can learn from that small verse. additionally, Jesus reported, "My sheep hear my voice and that i be conscious of them, and that i supply unto them eternal existence....." What we choose is to be conscious of Jesus, to persist with him and to hearken to his voice. Sodom and Gomorrah have been destroyed because of the fact of gays and perverts who had taken over the cities. They have been even working in gangs to rape people at night. it gets worse right here interior the U.S. before the tip comes. would you rather have Communism of Islam to rule right here? Obama is bringing the two in proper now, yet they do no longer agree completely. He became merely raised with the two ideologies and he's puzzled.

Answer 6

I think this says it all, I’ve experienced it often. I was out with my b/f who is Deaf, and was Executive Director of Social Services for the Hearing Impaired. “Talking” with Sign Language he explained about a controversial new law he and a few others were working on. They were working very hard, as this concept was exceptionally new. We were also talking about events happening in the Deaf community. Next to us were two women, gossiping loudly about the everyday lives of others. Unaware that I could hear, they soon turned their loud gossip on us. I listened to the same old ignorance I often hear while with Deaf people in public. They were a tad frightened of us due to our facial expressions. They decided it must be a sign of us being retarded. (Expression is a huge part of Sign Language, one can make an entire sentence just by one simple movement of the nose.) Ironically, they pitied us for our obvious lack of an interesting life. They said many inappropriate things about us, thinking we could not hear them. I just interpreted it to my b/f as he was curious. After a tiny bit of info regarding their gossip, he just scoffed and said to ignore them. As we left, we turned to them and said, “Next time you feel a need to be nasty about someone”, my turn, “make sure they can’t hear you. It’s not very polite you know.” Ironically, it ended up being quite a hoot. I like to turn the tables on people talking about me and a group of my Deaf friends. That’s not the last time I’ve embarrassed idiots who assume we are all deaf. It’s kinda fun. I don’t like prejudice.

Blessed Be

Answer 7

I work with the developmentally disabled and refer to them as angels because they were born without the 'mean gene.'

Answer 8

My son is special needs and has to live his world alone. the school refuses to let him play any team sports.

Answer 9

Say "disability", and right away people think
WOW...big monthly check.
But say "Handicapped" or "Crippled",
and people take notice and feel empathy.

Answer 10

People will run fast.