Re: Radio program on wheelchair documentary

[Guest guest]

Good grief! That's very upsetting. Thanks for the link. I'd be very interested in listening to it. Love and blessings... Valutzdana@... wrote: Hello, Today's National Public Radio program Talk of the Nation featured interviews with the makers of a documentary about persons confied to wheelchairs. The documentary is

called "Rolling." One of the three persons featured in the film has MS. Her name is Vicki. You can listen to the interview online from the National Public Radio website: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17993638 There is one incident mentioned of how a lady in a powered wheelchair was stranded outside her home. A transport service dropped her off at her home but her chair broke down outside the house. And, the driver of the van was not allowed to take her into her house due to company regulations. And, she couldn't call 911 as her cell phone wasn't getting service. --Mr. Dana F. Utz utzdanacomcast (DOT) net https://home.comcast.net/~utzdana/ Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. ~Quentin Crisp~

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Val:

Yes, her story is very upsetting and I'm sure it's not unique (sadly). The main complaint of those in wheelchairs is the "eye avoidance" they encounter regularly. People don't want to stare, be perceived as staring, feel uncomfortable or awkward, and so they tend to look past those in wheelchairs.

--Dana F. Utz utzdana@... https://home.comcast.net/~utzdana/

[Guest guest]

Hi Dana~ I can totally relate to that. I've had to use a wheelchair a time or two myself. But, I think that what bothered me the most, was not so much the avoidance of eye to eye contact, but the assumption that this woman must be mentally handicapped. And it's so obvious by the way they speak. Instead of talking to you like an intelligent adult, they speak as if you're a child, unable to comprehend. Very frustrating. Love and blessings... Valutzdana@... wrote: Hi, Val: Yes, her story is very upsetting and I'm sure it's not unique (sadly). The main complaint of those in wheelchairs is the "eye avoidance" they encounter regularly. People don't want to stare, be perceived as staring, feel uncomfortable or awkward, and so they tend to look past those in wheelchairs. --Dana F. Utz utzdanacomcast (DOT) net https://home.comcast.net/~utzdana/ Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. ~Quentin Crisp~

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