I feel that this two words are not necessarily different and that they are just complex. If we were to label someone as disabled does it mean that their whole being or their identity is that their disabled? Does having a disability mean that one is disabled Or one is disabled due to a disability? Right at this moment I am confused.
disability
Lack of ability (to discharge any office or function); inability, incapacity; weakness. A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
disabled
Rendered incapable of action or use; incapacitated; taken out of service.
Those are the definitions. It doesn't quite tell me how their different if anything they seem to mean the same thing. There are many types of disabilities: learning disabilities, health impairments, mental illness or emotional disturbance, blindness and visual impairments, and other disabilities such as dwarfism. One can have the disability of sight or hearing, but this does not really make them disabled because only those specific impairments are disabled. I learned that if one sense fails the rest of the sense heighten. The sense of touch and hearing becomes sensitive. A blind man may be disabled in that they cannot see, however it does not mean that they are totally disabled. Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder can sing, play the piano and stuns a wide range of audience. Can you? Tony Cox a dwarf actor is an inspiration to both little people or not. Sure they are celebrity, but that is now and I can only imagine what they must have gone through to get to where they are today. I have also watched a couple of Maury show where he showed little people and their talent as well as their relationship issues. One of the things the stunned me was their ability to break dance and to do a push up with a woman on top. I mean I can do a little break dance and do push up. However, I feel that what I can do is something not worth bragging about.
These so called "disabled" continues to prove themselves to earn recognition and respect. While I for example prove myself to earn fame. I wish I was friend with someone with a disability if I did I cannot seem to recall. If only I did I could say more. I want to experience or at least have a clear view of their lifestyle, therefore I can learn to appreciate the things I have that they don't.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Disabled and Disability
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