About meaningful work, I agree both physically and mentally challenged
individuals need meaningful employment, not just because law says so but
to make the person feel better about themselves and since I started
working for PRC, my disability has gotten better (and it isn't just
because of newer technology), but I feel I'm at somewhere where I fully
belong. The other day, I was talking to a friend who has a son who's
mentally challenged. I was telling her, that one of the ways to improve
his behaviors is to get him something meaningful to do instead of just
counting paperclips. Even if it's like boxing up new products for a
company, it would help because the person would think they were needed.
Thanks,
Anthony
Visit me at http://www.anthonyarnold.net/
-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of ken barber
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 9:01 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: welfare, etc. ; was RE: WMD'S DOES IT MATTER
mag, you are right on here.
i may be conservative, but, i see nothing wrong with
the government being involved in these things as part
of the "general welfare" that the constitution says
should be insured.
--- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In a message dated 5/19/03 7:58:07 AM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > Believe me, as a bureaucrat, there is much work to
> be done by folks of all
> > stripes of mental and physical ability.
> Meaningful work. Work that would
> > instill pride and an ethic of social
> responsibility.
> >
>
> Kyle, this is so true... I dream of a society where
> my skills could be put
> to use for the greater good. Perhaps I could design
> brochures for the govt.
> or I could teach remedial reading and writing...
> perhaps deaf contractors
> could build accessible houses, perhaps people like
> Pam could manage
> apartments for people with disabilities. Anthony
> could design more telecom
> stuff for cingular. (yes, I got an ad last night
> after I read his email,
> very good stuff, Anthony! And they said in the text
> that their first ad
> starring our own Dan Kipplinger, had prompted them
> to do more for PWD. Good
> on ya, Dan!)
>
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> I am available to do writing, editing, reporting,
> designing jobs, including
> business cards, etc. I am also a disability rights
> activist.
>
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