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?