> > 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
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