Yep, in fact before Hitler started to exterminate the Jews, he used disabled German children and then adults. And the sad part is that everyone in Europe, the politicians knew he was doing it, and didn't stop it. It has been theorized, that if the Pope at the time, or the other leaders interfered when Hitler was only attacking the disabled that the Holocaust would have never happened. So my Disability history tells me. Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 6:47 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: How I read You make some good points, Barbara. I'm Jewish, though not religious any more, and I've been fortunate not to run into overt antisemitism growing up. But I know people who had very unpleasant experiences as children and adolescents because of they were Jewish, and it's colored their entire life view and attitudes. Growing up during the Second World War, I'm quite aware that if I weren't born here in the United States I probably wouldn't even be alive today. I'm not a "survivor," by which I mean I would have given up and not had a strong will to live or done whatever was necessary to survive--at least I don't think so. Actually, those of you who are blind or physically disabled, if you were born in that different time and place probably wouldn't be alive either. Cindy --- barbarab65@xxxxxxx wrote: > A long time ago, I read a book called Physical > Disability a Psychological > Approach. It was written by Beatrice Wright. It is > really a great book. I did > not see it on Bookshare but people can get it on > tape from RFB&D. Anyway, the > psychologist explained that there are basically > three ways that people react > to people with any kind of physical challenge. > > 1. Deprecatory attitude -- feel sorry for you, think > you cannot do anything, > etc. > 2. Salutatory -- think that you are heroic, awe > inspiring, etc. > 3. Neutral -- don't think about it, don't care, > treat you like everybody > else, etc. > > The question is how to deal with the people in the > first two categories. I > guess one of the ways that I deal with them is to > categorize the negative > responses. When I experience these negative > responses, it is difficult for me to > remember that most of the response that I get from > people are in the neutral > category, and thus, I tend to dwell on the negative > ones. But, it is > important to remember that people have other > problems that you cannot see and are > struggling with them. Therefore, when they react to > physical differences, it is > because of their own problems. In other words, > people with disabilities are > OK and if we can remember that, we will be happier. > Also, attitudes toward > disability have become more positive or neutral > since 1985. Unfortunately, there > are still some ignorant people around. I am amazed > that in the year 2006 > that there is still prejudice against people of > color and other kinds of > prejudice. There is prejudice of everything. What I > am trying to say is that because > we often experience negative reactions because of > our physical differences, > even if we did not have these differences, we would > probably still feel some > kind of discrimination because of the nature of the > world. I think that it > helps to view people who have physical challenges > as just another minority > group who are struggling in this chaotic, confusing > society in which people are > getting killed in other parts of the world because > of racial, religious, and > economic hatred and jealously. I realize that it > hurts when people treat us > differently because of our physical differences. It > is hard because to us > having physical challenges are normal. We see them > like wearing a pair of eye > glasses. I think it helps to try to normalize our > disability experiences. Maybe, > Cindy and Jamie can help us do that. If anyone > wants to read the physical > disability book through Bookshare, I will be happy > to scan it. > > Barbara > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! 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