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January 13, 2004
this is why i read the 19th floor.
over there on the right, you'll see a link to a blog called "the 19th floor". it's written by a man who does not have the use of most of his body. i believe he writes by puffing air into a tube.
anyway, some of it is just day to day boring stuff, but he's extremely intelligent and insightful, and is a lawyer working in the field of disability law, and every so often he blogs about something related to his field or about his experience as a disabled person. like how his neighbor complains about the noise his ventilator makes. you know, the machine that keeps him alive, that he must rely on 24-7? nice. and i thought my neighbors were a little lame.
i love his insight into the life of disabled people.
he also blogged something interesting recently; that disabled people refer to non-disabled people as TAB's. Temporarily Able Bodied, i believe. This is in recognition of the fact that sooner or later, some kind of disability is going to get you, if you live long enough. Even if it's just arthritis-- your body is going to let you down in some way as you age.
everyone hates that, but as joy has recently stated, one must accept it.
Posted by lisa at January 13, 2004 11:07 PM | TrackBack
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