DISABILITY IS NATURAL NEWSLETTER November 14, 2013 What do apples have to do with disability? A green apple is more like red apples than different, and a person with a disability is more like people without disabilities than different. Disability is Natural ....Equal, Not Special Got Manners?...No Staring, Please Know Me, By My Name, Strengths, Abilities, Hopes, and Dreams; Not My Diagnosis Listen to Me: With Your Ears, Your Eyes, and Your Heart Nothing About Me Without Me People with Disabilities are People, First People with Disabilities Want Real Lives Your Words, Attitudes, and Actions Impact My Life More Than My Disability WHATS IN A NAME? See the third-grade boy having fun, playing with his classmates at recess? Sometimes his pals give his wheelchair a push, other times he wheels himself. Their teacher, Mr. McHale, arrives to escort his students back to class, and he calls out to the boy, Hey, Hollywood, lets round em up and move em out! Hollywood grins, and his eyes light up behind his sunglasses. The boy was very light sensitive, and the large, dark glasses shielded his eyes from the bright sun. He loved movies (and was quite a ham), and his teacher thought he looked cool--like a Hollywood star--in his oversized dark shades, so he nicknamed the boy Hollywood, and he named him well. Some might have referred to the boy--my son, Benjamin--as the wheelchair boy, crippled kid, sped student, CP kid, or some other offensive descriptor. But to his teachers and classmates, he was Hollywood--he wore the name proudly--and what a difference the name made! Read more... You may make copies of the PDF of this article to share with others. Do not republish on websites, in newsletters, etc. without permission; see our Terms of Use. Copyright 2013 Kathie Snow, all rights reserved. Click here for other articles to generate conversations and spark positive change. Youre welcome to make copies to share with others as handouts for trainings and more! Send to a Colleague Please click on the icon to forward this Email, instead of using your Emails forward. This will prevent you from being inadvertently unsubscribed if the recipient(s) of your forward report this as spam or click on the unsubscribe link. THINK ABOUT IT... The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. Katherine Paterson Language is power...Language can be used as a means of changing reality. Adrienne Rich Dont feel guilty if you decide to take the rosy view. Accentuating the positive turns out to be medically sound. Daniel Goleman Words have special powers The power to create smiles or frowns. The power to generate laughs or tears. The power to lift up or put down. The power to motivate or de-motivate. The power to teach good or evil. The power to express love or hate. The power to give or take. The power to heal or harm. Choose your words carefully. A.D. Williams We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Charlie Chaplin According to a new report (verifying what many of us already know), children without disabilities who interact with children with disabilities have healthier attitudes toward people with disabilities than children who internalize their preconceptions. Disability is Natural-BraveHeart Press | PO Box 7245 | Woodland Park | CO | 80863
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