Anyone with a disability will agree that one of the major pitfalls – beside the physical aspect – is the paperwork that we have to contend with. Not only must it have been responsible for deforesting large areas of the planet, I also think that, if someone took the time to collect all my paperwork, they’d be able to build a carbon copy of me from scratch and mimic my life and daily routines in ridiculous detail.
Off the top of my head here’s a list of the various organisations that I reckon have a file on me:
Freya
‘Sticking to one’s own kind’ What?!
Okay, this feels weird to write about. I thought that it was obvious, but clearly not. It has just been pointed out to me that some people, in what is almost 2010, still think that people with disabilities would and should only be interested in having relationships with others with disabilities. And yes, I do mean those kinds of relationships.
Even worse, there is a perception that people with cerebral palsy only ‘hook up’ (mum, you know what that means) with others with cerebral palsy. Now, how can I put it? That is complete rubbish! I’m sorry, it just is. It’s short-sighted.
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