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Tread stoppage

If you could erase one trend from history, what would it be?

From my point of view, a multi-disabled person, the tread I’d erase from history is ableism; you know the view that persons with disabilities are inferior to those without.

Even the word Disabled ought to be erased: Dis means Not right? So it’s Not-abled, the person is Not Able to do this or that.

Well, nowadays, there are many ways to overcome…

Some examples:

  • Mobility Devices
  • Sign Language
  • Captioning
  • Hearing Aids
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Guide dogs
  • Braille
  • Assistive Technology
  • I’m probably showing a great deal of bias towards Deaf, Blind… but you can add your own if you want!

Thanks for reading!

Response

  1. This is a very good topic. UIt gets folks tol think.

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Craig MacLean is DeafBlind with ataxia, a rare condition called CAPOS. He & his wife of 22 years have two sons, the oldest of which has CAPOS as well.

Craig uses American Sign Language to communicate. He is an avid writer, friend, Hot Wheel collector and intervenor advocate.

Craig sits on many committees, boards and associations as a DeafBlind rep. He graduated university with a BA in psychology in 2000.