tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post5816538427203182829..comments2024-03-08T03:58:13.625+00:00Comments on Stickman Communications: 12 tips for dealing with able-bodied peopleHannah Ensorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12228122568368871809noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-27624105756966884002014-02-08T17:05:04.655+00:002014-02-08T17:05:04.655+00:00#11 Definitely struggle with this one myself! As a...#11 Definitely struggle with this one myself! As a person with an unseen disabilty and the resulting treatment, meaning that my peripheral vision is considerably less, I am guilty of not seeing below a 'normal' line of sight! I walk into people whether they are able bodied or chair users without discrimination! (and apologise accordingly!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-20231315490998295762013-11-19T15:37:07.125+00:002013-11-19T15:37:07.125+00:00#7 I remember my late father having the Orange bad...#7 I remember my late father having the Orange badge, when it was applied to registered vehicles only. Both parents had the blue badge, and remembering to bring the correct one in whichever car we used. Always the puzzle we had when Dad drove his own car /Mum was a passenger, which badge would we put up, usually had both up.. Dad fought his 'disabilities' all his life. Throwing away the leg braces after they left his legs a bloody mess...(His reply was always if you would like my disabilities you are most welcome to them).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-80957228714249161442013-11-17T17:22:33.041+00:002013-11-17T17:22:33.041+00:00I'm sorry, Hannah, but I can't agree with ...I'm sorry, Hannah, but I can't agree with Number 11, people don't walk around with their eyes aimed at the ceiling, they are, in the UK normally watching where they put their feet, with the amount of dog's mess on the pavements! <br /><br />I'm sorry you are basically saying I can't slap them round the knees with my crutches when they walk into me. Please, it does give me a good feeling seeing them in as much pain as I'm in!<br />Anthony Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993116878999713674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-45066832331873019842013-11-16T19:28:02.375+00:002013-11-16T19:28:02.375+00:00#11 is so true for me, at over 6 foot I just don&#...#11 is so true for me, at over 6 foot I just don't always notice wheelie people, small children, bollards and have a habit of falling over them. I don't mean to, I just expect people to be a "sensible" :P giant sized height like me. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813802953980261619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-4129442304017930002013-11-16T15:16:44.487+00:002013-11-16T15:16:44.487+00:00You don't have to be a spokesperson Jack - jus...You don't have to be a spokesperson Jack - just be yourself :) Just going about your business, being visible and different and you is being an ambassador. Showing that different is OK. All I'm trying to say is that generally speaking biting peoples heads off for making a mistake doesn't help anyone.<br />Hannah Ensorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228122568368871809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-86831842069520015172013-11-16T14:52:45.669+00:002013-11-16T14:52:45.669+00:00Personally I find #1 very difficult, the majority ...Personally I find #1 very difficult, the majority of people mean well and ask a lot of reasonable questions but the whole social anxiety thing makes this overwhelming. I try to be nice and answer when I can but it isn't always possible. Not all of us can be that ambassador, not due to lack of wanting to. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471051678841431429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-12310072681446996532013-11-16T14:39:24.909+00:002013-11-16T14:39:24.909+00:00Agreed with #7 we try to ask people politely if th...Agreed with #7 we try to ask people politely if they have forgotten to put their badge out, something that I have done on a number of occasions! *Thanks brain fog*. That usually either reminds them to put it out and they thank us, makes them feel guilty about misusing the space and moves their car or on the rare occasions the person gets defensive and aggressive. It is not for us to judge whether someone should or shouldn't be using the space, if they have a badge then they are allowed to be there. It is up to the council to enforce it if there are people fraudulently using the badges not us. A little conundrum I'm in at the moment is family members who fraudulently use others badges, I've brought it up with them and we got in a big fight about it. I'm trying to convince them to get their own badge (as they do need one) and not use this other persons badge but its difficult. Not sure what to do there. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471051678841431429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572102937612408267.post-72028245668147348982013-11-16T13:31:52.646+00:002013-11-16T13:31:52.646+00:00Yes! :-D Sometimes I need/use my chair and sometim...Yes! :-D Sometimes I need/use my chair and sometimes I use my crutch/es or even (quelle surpringly good day!) my walking stick and the differences in reaction and how I am spoken to/treated are notable but then again I don't meet the exact same people when out and about on wheels as I do when not. What does stay the exact same, however, is me and I try to make sure that I am as much of a positive ambassador for people with differences as I can be-mostly by showing people we are pretty much mostly the same (even when, no-especially when-I am faced with reactions that might seem based on fear and/or ignorance). If I can chip away a little at a person's prejudices of a person with a disability then the next person with a chair/disability/stick/whatever might get a better reaction. Ripples on a pond and all that jazz. *jazz hands* :-D Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064329040285060137noreply@blogger.com