hi joan,
I have a good job working for the Federal Government. The big companies
have afirmative action, and will bend over backwards to hire pwd's. After
doing a clerical job for 2 years, I was able to move across the country and
get an internship that lead to the great job I have now. I don't mean to
brag but it has a huge earning potential outside the government. I stay
because of the slower pace in the government, the accomodations they will
make for my disabily, and the health insurance that you get to carry into
retirement. Even now with the drawdowns, they are hiring pwds under special
appointements. You will get a clerical job at first, but then have equal
opportunity for training and better jobs later. I face much more pwd
discrimination in my home environment than my work environment. ( Not
discrimination exactly, but feeling like I'm from another planet and having
hard times making friends; but that is anoter letter entirely )
Keep your chin up. Big companies and the Fed. government tend to be more
accomodating. My friend with CP works for Disney and loves it, ( he is in a
chair and has CP ) but you have to have a marketable skill. Do you have
college?
Cynthia
-----Original Message-----
From: joan m wallyn [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 7:25 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Feelings
I can relate to a lot of what you're describing (braces, crutches,
isolation in school). I grew up in Chicago and eventually began to hate
Christmastime because the shopping was really painful for me; and I was
too young to be left alone. To this day I hate shopping malls!! I had
the tendon surgery around age 5, which was the beginning of surgeries &
physical therapy that probably won't ever end. Just had another surgery
Feb. 1st and I havn't quite rebounded yet. Was stuck in bed 6 weeks, and
my back and legs and gait are all worse for it.
Oh well, just another mountain to climb on the way to freedom.
Be well, JMW
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:23:20 -0400 lorie <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Perk <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Monday, April 12, 1999 11:16 AM
>Subject: Feelings
>
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>Perk
>>I don't have CP that bad. I had to ware a brace on my right leg from
>age
>5-11. I don't walk with a limp, but I do have a short tendond.
>I still get depressed about it however. I have a lot of trouble with
>mortor
>skills, and I also was much slower then the rest of my class. I
>struggle
>from the inside out. People always expect me to be just like other
>people
>because I don't look like I have a handicap. I have to rap gifts
>where I
>work. I work at a toy store. It is so frustrating because it takes
>me so
>long. Sometimes I feel like yelling; "hey! give me a brake will ya, I
>have
>CP!">
>I can't do that so it makes the struggle even harder.
>A lot of you seem to have good Jobs on this list.
>I'm not saying that I am stupid I have had some Jobs that I feel proud
>of,
>but for the most part I feel like because I have CP it also caused me
>to
>have Social Phobia whitch makes me work beneath my full ability.
>Therefore
>I feel very Depressed about having this handicap.
>
>Lorie
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