whatever they call us, we do have a real challenge in
life. we have to work harder, and have to put up with
the additional challenge to have so many who see
nothing except the CP and do not look past it for what
might be there, be it skills, addition sickness that
could be treaded if blind doctors could just get past
blaming everything on the CP, or in my case additional
injuries that put added disability where there was
once ability. it is hard for us to be treated equally
no matter what.  

--- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> rolling my eyes , do not call me "special" either,
> that is as bad as
> handicapped, except that on some level I don't mind
> handicapped as much as
> disabled. Handicapped  just  means we have to work 
> harder at things.  
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> [log in to unmask]
> Come visit my new store!
> http://www.cafepress.com/TamarMag
> visit my Blog at;
> http://tamarmag-newsletters.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 2/7/2006 11:49:40 AM
> > Subject: The Physically Challenged
> >
> > The Physically Challenged
> >
> > 
> http://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article.asp?AID=60871
> >    
> >  
> > If an individual is handicapped, he or she is
> challenged by Divine
> Providence to
> > uncover hidden abilities and energies to overcome
> his or her handicap,
> and to
> > attain higher levels of achievement than others
> who are not similarly
> > handicapped.
> >
> > I strongly recommend a change in the term
> "handicapped" -- and prefer the
> term
> > "special" or "excellent". For it is their
> specialty and excellence that
> enables
> > them to transcend whatever physical limitations
> they may have.
> >
> >
> >  RELATED ARTICLES
> >
> > A Timeline Biography of the Rebbe:
> >   1977: Illness & Challenge
> > http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=62179
> > First Person:
> >   A Rehearsal for Redemption
> > http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=143508
> 


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com