Amen Bob. As you said, its more than a day in the life of...... Its weeks, months, years and decades. Best Wishes In a message dated 7/7/2014 9:15:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rhvsh...@mac.com writes:
I like the "2 days in a chair" from an "understanding access and the need for better access" point of view. What I don't like is they reinforce the media-driven concept that paralysis is all about walking. Have them simulate trying to manage bowel, bladder and skin issues, throw in a bit of neuropathic pain etc. etc…. Bob V On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:13 PM, Quad Dude wrote: These challenges, experiments, etc. may provide a brief glimpse into what it's like to have a disability, i.e. mobility, blindness, etc., but several days or even more can never simulate what it's like for people with disabilities who know they will never recover from them. The experimenters know they can always get out of the chair or take off the blindfold. It's like suggesting that if someone spends a couple or more days behind bars that they can appreciate what it's like to be in prison serving a life sentence with no chance of parole. Not criticizing you or your post, Greg. Just offering a point of view. Steve - C4, 26 years On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:31 PM, greg <_greg@eskimo.com_ (mailto:g...@eskimo.com) > wrote: I just watched a English TV show (Celebrity Wheelchair Challenge) about 3 celebrities who have to live 2 days in a manual wheelchair and take a trip across country, taking buss, plane, taxi. It was pretty interesting.There was a little "pity party" going on, but not a lot. It was on Youtube. Looks like there were others also, like going blind, etc. Greg =
