Absolutely right and he teaches us a lot. Here is a song Case wrote
that he intends to sing in the talent show. He wrote it in response
to how he was treated at Summer Fun which was sometimes no fun for
him and we are putting it to music with his ukulele
I've been livin' in a fantasy
I don't know who to be
I flow like the waves in the sea
I climb that palm tree
Oh man the things that you can see
Visions of coconuts for me
I eat them with my family
Now I'm goin' for a bike ride and my speed is high
There's more to me than meets your eye
I can dodge a ball,
I can do it all
It doesn't matter if I fall
Now is the time to tell them how I really feel
Gotta let my challenge reveal
Now is my time to shine
Today is the day
Never going to back away
You can't tell me what to do
Just because I don't walk the same as you
I've got to get to work. bye for now.
At 10:48 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
>you do not live a life with cp and not get tough. i'd
>bet that case is mentally and emotionally more tough
>than most his age.
>
>--- Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Wow you guys are tough! I thought it said she did
> > object and let them
> > know she didn't want to bowl.
> >
> > At 08:41 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
> > >Linda,
> > >
> > >There is a lot of different AT available for people
> > with disabilities to
> > >participate in a lot of sports. I'd hope that the
> > company would consider
> > >activities that can include everyone, whether it's
> > bowling, bridge,
> > >backgammon, or whatever. I don't think it rises to
> > the level of
> > >discrimination. The woman who filed the complaint
> > could have been proactive
> > >and said "I'm not much of a bowler, but I enjoy 'X'
> > " or "I'll be the score
> > >keeper and beer drinker...." As you said, those of
> > us with disabilities
> > >need to be confident and assertive enough to stand
> > up for ourselves. I
> > >don't advocate punching someone in the nose to
> > solve problems, but we do
> > >need to be able to say "this is who I am, and what
> > works for me."
> > >
> > >On Oct 31, 2007 12:29 PM, Linda Walker
> > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am able bodied but I do know that thalidomide
> > was a totally
> > > > preventable and horrific limb deformity birth
> > defect. I find being
> > > > asked to bowl while missing fingers incredibly
> > harsh and cruel. Had
> > > > the company said come and join us for the fun,
> > keep score, drink some
> > > > beer, and root for the team that would be
> > different. Or if they
> > > > leveled the playing field by taping the other
> > members fingers
> > > > together and then seeing who was really last
> > that would be ok with me
> > > > too. Case does go bowling and they have a metal
> > contraption that he
> > > > sets the ball in and it automatically rolls down
> > the lane. If she had
> > > > used that that might be ok as well. Where is the
> > sense of fairness in
> > > > this? Don't people use handicapping in golf etc
> > to even the playing field.
> > > >
> > > > At 12:43 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
> > > > >On Wednesday 31 October 2007 02:05:02 kat
> > wrote:
> > > > > > Thanks for setting us straight, Deri! Now
> > you've got me feeling sick
> > > > > > that a disabled person can use her
> > disability to "beat the system."
> > > > Ugh!
> > > > > > Gives the rest of us a bad name.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kat
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Hi Kat,
> > > > >
> > > > >I do not know if I'm right, its just that I
> > realised while reading
> > > > >that if you
> > > > >take away the disability element the things she
> > describes happen to many,
> > > > >many people, who do not have the opportunity to
> > sue.
> > > > >
> > > > >Also, I realised that it seems the whole case
> > revolves around her
> > > > disability,
> > > > >the article says she is actually suing the
> > company for sexual harrassment
> > > > >(not discrimination - probably because all her
> > cited instances of
> > > > >discrimination occurred outside work in a
> > social setting).
> > > > >
> > > > >Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > >Deri
> > > > >
> > > > >-----------------------
> > > > >
> > > > >To change your mail settings or leave the
> > C-PALSY list, go here:
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
> >http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy
> > > >
> > > > -----------------------
> > > >
> > > > To change your mail settings or leave the
> > C-PALSY list, go here:
> > > >
> > > >
> >
>http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >
> > >
> > >Kendall
> > >
> > >An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > redundant!)
> > >
> > >The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> > unreasonable one
> > >persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > Therefore, all progress
> > >depends on the unreasonable man.
> > >
> > >-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> > >
> > >-----------------------
> > >
> > >To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY
> > list, go here:
> > >
> >
> >http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY
> > list, go here:
> >
> >
>http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy
> >
>
>
>__________________________________________________
>Do You Yahoo!?
>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>http://mail.yahoo.com
>
>-----------------------
>
>To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here:
>
>http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy
-----------------------
To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here:
http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy
|
