I knew there were people out there like me, because I went to two
schools for children with C.P. and other disabilities. Therefore I had
none of the teasing and taunting Bobby, Kyle, and some others have
talked about. There was teasing and taunting, but not because of the
disability...

Betty Alfred wrote:
>
> Yeah -- I keep wondering how it was having a disability before the advent of
> Internet.  I didn't have my disability until afterwards, and I immediately
> had resources at my disposal.  This list is so cool for me because even
> though I don't have CP myself, I still am disabled and feel a connection.  We
> talk about other stuff, but I think in the back of my mind I feel a special
> connection -- almost an extended family connection -- with each of you.  It's
> like an unspoken understanding about things.  Does that make sense?  Does
> anyone else feel like that?