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Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Lynn — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:01:24 GMT

Great work!!! We need to clone you. The disabled community need more folks with your attitude. I applaud you Lynn

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Bonnie — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:09:06 GMT

hy like the post and i think i like you too,looking forward to getting in touch if you don't mind.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

BlazeEagle — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:09:01 GMT

I liked your humor! I love your license plates saying! LOL! With our conditions, humor that isn't insulting, helps a great deal! In my personal experience, some able bodied people, while well meaning, their insistence is often off putting. Sometimes, "help" is how THEY THINK we need help, some don't wanna listen to how we truly need help. I've had some good help from able bodied people, so please don't misunderstand this post.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Nanal — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:02:31 GMT

Your wonderful post........just proves.......that....where there's a will......there's a way ! Way to go..........each time.....you figured a unique way of getting the job done........Bravo !.............peace and love......Norma

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Thomas B Welch — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:11:54 GMT

I can relate...handicap parking....bthrm,,,,etc. Once I called the police of someone illegally parking in handicap spot. They said get the license plate....but I stoped there. Batrhroom....once at a powwow at a university in MT I went to the bthrm. But the handicap stall was being used by a non ha- ndicap person. So I just grab hold of vacant stall and walked in the tiny stall by grabbing. It worked for me. Use to chew out those using the stalls but later was told they're no handicap sign. But still if one has any common sense they should know those are designed for the physically challenged. Use to get vocal to the ignorant. But now I'm more calm. Just let it go and move on.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Alemenia McLean — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:57:28 GMT

What do you want me to do cry. or stand and clap? I just read THEN NEW EARTH BY ECKHARD TOLLE and I just accept that this is not a perfect world and people just help me without all the drama and satire. I spend more time playing with my grandbabies instead of causes. but You keep on keeping on god love you.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Mandy32 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:38:50 GMT

My mother was tring to get help me transfer in to our car one night and was having trouble because some fool illegally parked in the only handicapped space so i had only a liitle room for both the car the transfer board and my wheelchair. As I had just gotten ut the man walks up to his car and my mother informs him about the disabaled parkig space. Even though he could clearly see it. The had the never to say laws wer meant to be broken. Well I being the sarcastic person I have always been looked at my mother and said "so I can take a gun and shoot him and nothing will happen?"

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Jac — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:38:22 GMT

We have to have a sense of humor to live in an abled bodied world. Not much else we can do but fight for our rights with dignity and keep in mind, no one is getting out of this life alive anyway. So we have to have a sense of HUMOR!

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Bob — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:10:54 GMT

Thank you for all your good work. it seems you have the right ideas to get alot done that should have been done 17 years ago with the passage of the ADA. This year the statae came in our city and put in curb cuts from one end of the city to the other even adding somme new sidewalks. This was done on a state highway so that is the reason behind it. Well I started a grup advocateing for change in our city and at the firstmy phone was ringing thanking me for getting changes done so fast. Well then a concrete contractor said to the city concil that they where not to code justadding to our sidewalks that where not to code. So the concil said ok it is time to see that all sidewalks are brought up to code. Ok now my phone is ringing daily calling me things i have never been caled before. So I went to the next meeting and talked with the contracter before the meeting started and we came together with a program that unless the sidewalk is in a poor condition they wont need to be brought up to code until the property changes hands or becomes in poor condition. ok now my phone has almost stopped ringing except from those who where in the middle of selling now loosing the cost of the sidewalks. I am glad we are not selling that many homes and businesses here right now.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Don — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:47:34 GMT

If you do not have a sense of humor about your shortcomings and others you will not recover well, when my back first broke and they were contemplating on what to do, since I live on a small island I had to be transported via Air to the hospital why they didnt use an air ambulance I will never know? They used to put me on a midget wheelchair and hoist me with a crane into the aircraft and whenever they hit an air pocket I would scream? A little unnerving for the regular passengers, once on the ground in Honolulu I would ride the so called "HANDI VAN" that was chock full of mental cases who would hoot with glee every time the half as driver hit a bump causing me to scream? Then there was a little mongoloid dude in a Mickey D's suit who was trying to wipe boogers on me? I would rather bust the bank and ride a cab than undergo that again I have a card from the state that allows me to utilize it but I refuse one ride was enough

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

chezovitch — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:20 GMT

you certainly can write! very amusing, erudite and exposing too. Thanks.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Sallieth — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:07:34 GMT

We are all Bozos on this bus ! And you have a sharp sense of humor. Maybe this could pilot for something like America's Funniest Access Videos. Stay strong.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

Don — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:03:12 GMT

Be a force to be reckoned with back in 2003 my back broke and 3 months later I had surgery that alowed me to walk again although my range of motion is limited I do not currently use a wheelchair but a cane and have been in restrooms where no disabled stall is available as I need the bars to get up off the can but no problem if they dont have a stall, Im not shy so I just crap in the sink and leave.

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

pambe2 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:05:49 GMT

Outstanding Blog! You are a champion among us! Thanks for all you have done for those who can now enter bathroom stalls and have access to the elevator of their destination. Thanks especially for sharing your success with us. It gives us a feeling of hope and possibility pambe!

Re: What do you want me to do, cry?

beckywatson49 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:57:27 GMT

Dear Equalaccess Very nice post, loved the humor, your deadpan approach to ables around you. . Do you work by yourself or with a group to get the access problems in your community taken care of? I know of several places in my own city that could use some light shown on them about becoming accessable. How would I do that, who would I contact. We here at Disaboom, would expect you to laugh and you have not disappointed. Welcome and hope to talk to you again. Blessings Becky W