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09-24-2013, 11:06 AM | #1 | ||
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A TED Talk by Sue Austin about how other peoples view of you changes what you think of you and how she changed that.
http://www.ted.com/talks/sue_austin_...heelchair.html Worth talking about. ANN |
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09-24-2013, 11:40 AM | #2 | |||
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OMG Ann, that was amazing and it was like I was right there,
taking the journey with her. It's even better if you hit the full screen button....WOW and WOW!!! Thanks for making my day with this..
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09-24-2013, 12:07 PM | #3 | |||
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That really was amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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09-26-2013, 03:02 AM | #4 | |||
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Thanks for sharing this...I have joined a meetup group that discusses TED videos and this is one that I will definitely bring up! Wondrous!!
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09-26-2013, 11:11 AM | #5 | ||
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I'm wondering about her question re: how other peoples view of you changes what you think of you.
Are you seen as "other" or "less than?" Aside for Sally: there is a commercial underwater chair in the works. See: http://www.wearefreewheeling.org.uk/...news?item=1789 ANN |
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09-26-2013, 11:38 AM | #6 | |||
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That is a good question Ann. I think when I was a young Wife and
Mother, yes it affected me. I hated when I had to carry a cane, just so people wouldn't think I was drunk. I was thought of as an old lady, by small children. But it was better than being thought of as a drunk. As I grew older with MS, I still wanted people to think of me as able, just slightly handicapped. Made me mad when peeps thought I wasn't, felt sorry for me or thought they knew that I could get better, if I just tried harder.. Now, however, I'm old enough, that I just don't shiv a git what others think or how they define me.. That's why you guys are just about my only friends now.
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09-26-2013, 03:57 PM | #7 | ||
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Sally, thank you.
For me, not being in a chair, it has been different than what Sue Austin experienced. I have mostly fought for people to "see" and know that I DO have a disability despite looking able. When I was in a scooter some years ago and for about a year, the thing I remember most is that it seemed to make people kinder and helpful. ANN |
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09-28-2013, 11:51 AM | #8 | |||
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Wow thank you! I waterproofed spare chair a few yrs ago & built ramp with my father for pool. 20 more laps i'll have 3,000 for 2013.
I'm paralyzed from chest down since 1989. Broke neck/sliced cord at C7. |
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09-28-2013, 12:15 PM | #9 | |||
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^That's for posting such an awesomely inspirational clip! She reminded me of a mermaid! She is definitely a beautiful soul. I feel I learned alot from that video. So THANK YOU so much for posting this! |
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