Disabilities make people feel hopeless, and they make them feel like they are different from everyone else in a bad way, and it discourages them. Throughout this editorial about individuals with disabilities, I will go over many topics such as identity, diversity, justice, and action. Throughout all 3 of these topics I am going to use a few stories to help explain each topic a little better. The stories I am going to use are about a girl who disadvantages makes customers smile at salon, 6 year old girl plays baseball with one leg, college athlete sits and has lunch with a kid that has disabilities, and finally an alabama teenage wrestler goes 37-0 in one season while having no legs.
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First I want to talk about the identity of an individual with disabilities. All of these stories share a related experience because when people with a disability see other people who they think are normal, care about them, they get happy and they get the best feeling in the world, a feeling that some people may never get which is priceless for them. Words that people with disabilities usually use to describe themselves are usually like if they aren’t as smart as someone else they might call themselves dumb or stupid, or if they have no legs to walk than they might call themselves slow because others can move faster than them. Some experiences that I share with people that have a type of disability are maybe when I get discouraged I feel like no one cares about me and people with this type of disability can relate to that. Now Travis Rudolph in the article “Lunch Date”, was a hero in a little kids life. Travis ate lunch with a kid who has autism at lunch in front of everyone. Travis didn’t care what people that about him because he cared for that kid and made his day.
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Next I’ll talk about the diversity of people that have disadvantages. Individuals that have disadvantages are different from other people that have disadvantages because each kid has something different that’s wrong with them whether it's their legs, arms, or anything else. Some successes and challenges that are unique to people who have disadvantages are when people cheer them on they feel like they are a huge success, but when people make fun of them, and don’t include them, than they are challenged to feel good about themselves and are unalike from others. An example from someone’s perspective is when Hasaan Hawthorne in the article “No Legs, No Problem”, went 37-0 while wrestling with no legs. When Hasaan sees all of the people at his game of wrestling he gets excited and he knows people care, but when people make fun of him he gets discouraged and feels bad about himself.
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Finally, I am going to talk about the justice that people with disabilities have. Some challenges that affect individuals in this group that others might have a hard time understanding are that some of these people’s brains don’t work as well as other people’s because of a disease they have. What others can do to understand the challenges of these people are that they can try to talk to these people and try to help them, and maybe comfort them. Some assumptions that people might make about individuals with disabilities are that they think their dumb, stupid, weird, or different. Stereotypes that are negative might affect this group because they could take it the wrong way and do bad things, because some of these people don’t have the brains to process stereotypes. One person who relates to this is 6 year old Rosie McRackan in the article “T-ball shows 6 year old girl a life without limits”. Rosie is a girl who never gave up on her dream of playing baseball even without an arm and a leg, she got her dream done. This shows us to never give up, and always fight, no matter what gets in your way.
In conclusion people with disabilities are no different than me and you, because they are the same exact person as me and you, but they just see the world differently. What communities can do to support people in this group, are they can help donate money to their families, or provide assistance to the people that are disabled because I am sure that they need help. What I can do to help people with disabilities is that I can say “Hi” and start a conversation with these people because I’m sure it would make their day to see that some person actually cares about them.
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