> By being in a wheelchair THIS is to define me? I think not. You > seem to enroll me and many others into something you know nothing of us except for being in a wheelchair. We is not us. As a quadriplegic, you have no clue what was or not been stripped of. I fail to see the commonality.
> People might be more alone than they define their groups. Be it race, in a wheelchair, I.Q. or a zillion similar traits, we are still not bonding. > > My ambulatory is amongst a minority of physical limitations as stairs. > Hey, I get a chair which goes up stairs, now what are you going do with > me, redefine the minority criteria? As a quadriplegic, who is the spokes person here? If it is a need to bond and separate, joining a club might serve the need to belong better. All encompassing generalizations, especially with people are never right. It took more than a defined minority to bring the ADA into being, it took citizens. > And this is how I feel. > Merrill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:12 PM > To: Nichole Rohling; Quadlist > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION > > As quadriplegic, we are a minority within the disabled community. A > member regardless of any other group we belong(ed) to. > It is a minority which binds us together, regardless of race, creed, > gender, or monitary class. In a way, we are a minority in which all > other social barriers are meaningless. The commonality of our > condition strips away the barriers affecting the temporarily able > bodied. > Stunt > > On 2/16/07, Nichole Rohling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'M WRITING A PAPER IN ETNIC LITERATURE AND ANSWERING THE QUESTION CAN I > > RELATE TO A GROUP OF MINORITIES. AT FIRST I BEGAN WRITING NO BUT THEN > MY > > MIND SAID YES I CAN. THPOUGHT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW > OTHERS > > FELT > > > > NICKI > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:56 PM > > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION > > > > Yes! You are a member of the handicapped community and part of a > minority > > that has a small lobby in Washington DC. Most minorities are majorities > in > > comparison to us. We still deserve the same rights as do any other > minority > > but it is important that we chose our fights carefully since many people > > resent loosing the best parking places to us. I have met people that > think > > the ADA went way to far and should be stripped or completely killed. We > are > > blamed for high taxes, run away health care costs and ruining the public > > school system. > > Whatever you thought you were before, you are now a liberal, unless you > got > > a huge settlement and now resent paying taxes to support those crippled > > leeches that are ripping the guts out of our military spending and > delaying > > the construction of another aircraft carrier just to install curb cuts > and > > support medicare. > > GW Bush wants churches to take over much of the care that is being cut. > I > > went to a Benny Hinn get well or go to hell concert and I must not > believe > > in God the way I'm suppose to because I'm still numb and in a wheelchair > and > > I've either offended God or sold out to satan. > > Since then I joined a church down the street that lets me borrow their > van > > for doctors appointments if I ask a week in advance and find a driver in > the > > congregation over 23. It was only meant to get people from nursing homes > to > > the church, but I sweet talked them. > > Yes, we are a minority. > > > > john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 8:08 PM > > Subject: [QUAD-L] QUESTION > > > > > > DO YOU THINK BY HAVING A SCI MAKES PEOPLE WITH SCI A MINORITY? > > > > NICKI > > ________________________________ > > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and > security > > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the > web, > > free AOL Mail and more. > >
