What did everyone think about Sally's life experiences? Did you see how everyone tried to make her able bodied. She is partially blind and is unable to see many things, when she was nine years old she was always told that if she looked this way or moved over that way she could see the beautiful rainbow in the sky. If she is colour blind as well how in the world did they expect her to see a rainbow in the sky. Well the answer is they did not think of the fact she could not see it, all they wanted was her to see, and if she was to move in this direction of tilt her head this way she would be able to see what they saw.
All through her life and her schooling they had blocks that prevented her from saying that she had a disability. She was being taught to ignore the fact that she was almost blind and to do that she must not use a white cane or a seeing eye dog, for that would be enabling her disability. Even in her special schools for the blind she was not able to say she was sad or tell her parents she missed them, for they would censor all the letters and make them look like they were having fun and enjoying school.
It is a sad thing that we have to hide what is wrong with our bodies, because those who know best tell us it is the right thing to do.
Joanne
Monday, September 24, 2007
The roots of denial
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