tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705714898680615192.post6245603917608128408..comments2024-03-28T09:13:52.707+00:00Comments on Blind Spot: How not to welcome the Olympic FlameHannah Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537301344697081335noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705714898680615192.post-70754081751557369792012-07-18T14:43:11.915+01:002012-07-18T14:43:11.915+01:00Heather, I too hate that general assumption that w...Heather, I too hate that general assumption that we, who have "disabilities" are somehow less than, or that we struggle harder to achieve the same thing that someone without physical limitations does. The fact is, in my own opinion, everyone has some sort of "disability" when compared to others. OK, so I see less than people with good vision. But there are some people that are less capable of calculating complex equations without tools, such as calculators, to help them. Does that make them disabled? Some are unable to construct sentences without grammatical and/or technical errors. Does that make them disabled? And some are unable to empathize or express concern for anyone outside of themselves. Maybe that makes them disabled. We all struggle to overcome things. But we all also have strengths that set us apart. I hate this segregation of abled and disabled, but I guess it is just another one of those human coping mechanisms that allows some to feel better about their own shortcomings by somehow determining that at least they aren't "disabled".Fortune Cookieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336291956469689578noreply@blogger.com