Comments on: “Disabled” vs. “Special”

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:28:26 +0000

I’ve been disabled since my hearing loss was diagnosed at age 12. I’ve never gotten services; I wonder how much stronger my education would have been had I learned sign or lipreading then, instead of learning it on my own now.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:51:01 +0000

We’ll all be disabled some day, as someone once put it to me.

By: FXSmom

FXSmom — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:07:38 +0000

I never thought about that. I guess any word used could be controversial

By: laurentius-rex

laurentius-rex — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:23:24 +0000

Different is my word of preference, everybody is special, and I suppose everybody is different but then as with the two legged pigs, some are more different than others.

Two legs bad, three legs good

By: Regan

Regan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:44:32 +0000

…These needs are based on us, people with disabilities, equal members of our communities. We are not inspirational nor are we ‘special.’ We are PROUD PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES who should push back when anyone describes us as anything but equal members of our communities.”

And society, and COUNTRY, for gosh sakes…

Disability and disability civil rights are the kinds of issues that could move from somebody else’s problem to one’s own in an instant, depending on the fickle finger of fate.