Agree with everything you said here - even before I got to the bit where you linked to me! This drives me up the wall too, and I'm reaaaally glad we don't have Jerry Lewis here in Aus. Vile, creepy little man. Although we do have Appealathon every year - same deal as Telethon - which I avoid like the plague. Fucking medical-model charities.
Here in the 21st century, I am still asked by people (often complete strangers) what my condition is, as if idle curiosity validates their intrusion on my right to privacy. Or, I am subjected to unwanted "advice" or "cures" (the last time this happened, I was in a restaurant in the middle of dinner!
And, yep, get these too, including the charmers who tell me that if they were like me they would kill themselves... (they could do us all a favour and top themselves now just to save us all the trouble, if you ask me! - but then, I am a Bitter And Twisted Cripple(TM)!)
i would totally take that on, perhaps maybe when my financial situation stabilizes a bit. i do want to start some sort of awareness raising, especially in light of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act being passed this year. i inteneded on distributing flyers or something to businesses, but i know it is going to be a huge undertaking!
Well, if we have learned one thing in life it's that money talks... Before I go on I want to clearly state that in no way whatsoever do I want to lessen the great work gay rights activists have made northe great adversity they had to face (and are still facing) but this being said, the difference with disabled people is that for the most part, especially if you take the case of two men (because there is still inequity in revenues when comparing men to women, but that's a whole other issue) you generally have a couple which has no dependents and two very good incomes, thus *purshasing power*. We now have companies, like Air Canada for example, that especially target gay couples with their advertising because they have that "oh so ever sought after" *purshasing power*. Regretfully, the disabled community, on the average, has no were near that purshasing power that gays have so it is a constant uphill battle
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yes, i totally agree, money has a huge part of our lack of voice. when the baby boomers start experiencing disability (it has already started), better attitudes and stricter standards will hopefully happen b/c they will comprise a a large number of the consumers demanding accomodations.
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Here in the 21st century, I am still asked by people (often complete strangers) what my condition is, as if idle curiosity validates their intrusion on my right to privacy. Or, I am subjected to unwanted "advice" or "cures" (the last time this happened, I was in a restaurant in the middle of dinner!
And, yep, get these too, including the charmers who tell me that if they were like me they would kill themselves... (they could do us all a favour and top themselves now just to save us all the trouble, if you ask me! - but then, I am a Bitter And Twisted Cripple(TM)!)
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