http://thesnapper.com/2010/02/04/disabled-does-not-mean-incapable/ Established 1925 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thesnapper.com/2010/02/04/disabled-does-not-mean-incapable/comment-page-1/#comment-2662 kathy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:19:27 +0000 http://thesnapper.com/?p=3689#comment-2662 Great comments. I, too, felt the judgmental stares when I had to temporarily use the Handicapped Parking, even though we met all criteria for it & received our placquard. I got stares at when I & my teen stepped out of the vehicle. She just got discharged from a 9 days hospital bout with lupus, involving pulsing steroids, chemo & other meds & rehabs. But hey, neither of us were old farts, so the wicked stares began. Needless to say, I didn't stand for it! Also, homeowner associations particularly persecute the lupus people. Since their afflictions present most often on the inside, they give these folks a hard time. But if you need a wheelchair, well then, that's okay! A ramp -- just fine! Any other accomodation -- no way. Great comments. I, too, felt the judgmental stares when I had to temporarily use the Handicapped Parking, even though we met all criteria for it & received our placquard. I got stares at when I & my teen stepped out of the vehicle. She just got discharged from a 9 days hospital bout with lupus, involving pulsing steroids, chemo & other meds & rehabs. But hey, neither of us were old farts, so the wicked stares began. Needless to say, I didn’t stand for it!
Also, homeowner associations particularly persecute the lupus people. Since their afflictions present most often on the inside, they give these folks a hard time. But if you need a wheelchair, well then, that’s okay! A ramp — just fine! Any other accomodation — no way.

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