I still find it strange, I suppose, when I say to someone, 'Can you just pass me my leg?' But I don't ever think about my disability.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.
My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible.
People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
The thing about living with any disability is that you adapt; you do what works for you.
When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can't find joy in life and are bitter.
I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all.
Disability has become a form of permanent welfare for a lot of folks. It's not that hard to prove a mental illness or mental issues or pain issues.
I used to think of myself in terms of who I'd be if I didn't have this pesky old disability.
Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.
I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.