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Disabled Parking Nazi

Notice to the General Public: Put your brain into gear and your mouth in neutral!!!

If you still don’t understand what I mean…  use your eyes and your brains FIRST before using your mouth! I am so FED UP with my wife and I being abused by people for using disabled parking spots, when transporting my son, just because we (the drivers) are able bodied.

Is it not enough that our lives are complicated through having a child with a disability that we have to be inflicted by people who believe it is their right to launch a verbal assault on my wife and I, for using a disabled parking spot, without politely inquiring first?

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How high can you jump an Electric Wheelchair?

  • 13 January 2010
  • By Rodney Clarke in

You can imagine our delight when we received the news that Daniel will receive his first electric wheelchair. Daniel is 13 years old and, as a lover of both fast cars and the highly successful car show Top Gear, we knew the thought of getting behind a motorised anything would having him busting with excitement.

He was sitting in the lounge room watching TV when Penny and I came in to tell him the news. While the first sound that came out of his mouth were screams of delight we thought we had anticipated what his first questions would be, When do I get it?, Do I get a choice?, Can I test drive it? …

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Independence vs. Cost of Mobility

The transition from primary to high school is a big step. Now throw into the mix new friends, new location, new demands on homework, a new teenager as well as a disability, and you have a child under considerable pressure.

Just like primary school, Daniel has had a teacher’s aide with him in order to push him around in the wheelchair, scribe for him during lessons, assist him with practical tests, etc. There was, however, one thing that we did not count on – his desire to be independent.

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