Abso - flaming - lutely, Betty!! `Overcoming the disability' is just AB code for `Good little cripples who hide their disability so that we (AB's) don't have to see it or deal with it or accommodate it'. That way they get to tell us how inspirational we are, and convince themselves that they are sooo open minded without having to break a sweat thinking about things. The world doesn't give a flying F*** about whether or not we `overcome' our disabilities (someone PLEASE shoot me if I ever look like I am about to do that!!), all they want is for us not to exist. I swear, the next prat that tells me how `inspirational' or `wonderful' I am is gonna get their feet run over!!! Oh yes, I'm BAAAAAAAAAACCCK! Got more I could say about this, but don't have time at the moment. Rayna On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 09:53:52PM -0400, Betty B wrote: And if I hear one more person talk about "overcoming the disability," I might just have to open a can of whip-ass. We have to overcome society, yeah.