Ableism

I thought this video was extremely beautiful. When most people think of a dancer they think of a healthy person with two arms and two legs. The video Gimp just goes out to show that being disabled doesn’t hold you back from anything. These people with disabilities could dance just as well as those without disabilities. If we weren’t able to see their disability and only the dancing, no one would know they were disabled. I also chose to read the article What I’d Tell That Doctor by Jason Kingsley. Jason Kingsley was born with Down syndrome and when he was born with it his obstetrician told him that he could never learn, could never see his mom or dad and sent him to an institution. Jason goes on to explain that if he could see his obstetrician and talk to him he would clarify a few things so that the obstetrician would never say to the parent of a baby with a disability any of things he said to Jason’s parents. Jason went on living a full life as if he wasn’t disabled. Were told to not baby or treat disabled people differently for a reason. They’re just as equal as us and they don’t want to be treated or seen any differently. My best friend’s sister was born with Down syndrome so I’ve had the opportunity of helping out with Special Olympics. Watching these kids and adults with disabilities, some even in wheel chairs perform these sports is amazing. Not only are they extremely happy, but they have the ability of being just as decent as someone without a disability. It’s terrible that ableism exist out there. The hardest thing for someone with a disability is realizing that they might not act or look the same as someone without one. It doesn’t help that people in our society criticize a disabled person, people tend to make fun of them or even just stare. I feel as we get older we get more understanding of disabilities as far as making fun of them, but maybe not understanding that they are just as capable of doing things of those that aren’t disabled. At school children tend to point, stare or even make fun of disabled children. I feel parents need to do a better job of teaching children that it’s not okay and maybe explaining to them what it means to be disabled.