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From: Beth B
Date: 07 Oct 2012
Time: 19:10:12 -0500
Remote Name: 71.246.249.138
Thank you for your comments, Keith. The Paralympics were truly a window into disability pride. These are people who say "screw the skeptics, this is me and I'm going to excel". And the disability label is a positive thing in this case. It's great that you work to try to help people who can't speak for themselves. Good idea to keep pen and paper around, and I've found it useful when working with people who are deaf, since I don't know sign language. And I'm right there with you as someone who accepts the label, even though I feel less disabled than others (except for this new, painful arthritis in my knee, which makes me appreciate elevators, escalators and ramps when I just can't face another flight of stairs!).