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Mandy Crest
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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Marriam-Webster OnLine defines the word disabled as: “incapacitated by illness or injury; also : physically or mentally impaired in a way that substantially limits activity especially in relation to employment or education”Am I disabled? Are you? The definition sounds fairly cut and ...
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    sue
    Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 10:07 PM

    Hi Mandy - Great post.  Thanks for bringing this topic to the table.  I think the word disabled just brings up lots of awkward and uncomfortable feelings.  Hopefully reading posts like your will help relax people a bit and remember - what's in a label anyway!

     

    All the best, sue

     

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    AGSerra1
    Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 07:31 AM

    Hello - I really enjoyed this post .. it fits me .. since I have been labeld "disabled" and am on disability .. not able to keep up the pace of jobs I once held, and most certainly have considered over the past 7 years about who would hire me, "Where would I fit in ?" ...

     

    Keep going, is all I can say, keep going ... agserra

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