Hi Cindy,

Friday November 18 2005, Cindy Haglund writes to Kevin Klement:

 > Nor does anyone need to know, especially in cyberspace, but
 > please bear in mind the purpose of this echo; Abled. It's a
 > support group.

But of corse... I know to well about disabilities Cindy, I've been in my chair
for over 20 years. And I do understand what this echo is all about, I'm a
sysop of the Gypsy BBS since 1989. I also formed a local echo here in Calgary
called ABLE_LINK


Able Link is  a  new  local  Calgary  echomail  conference  designed to
promote  dialog, friendship, and understanding  between able bodied and
disabled individuals.

The conference, moderated  by  Kevin  Klement,  will heavily  emphasize
ABILITIES of the  disabled  and  will  examine  the  special  needs and
challenges, both physical and emotional,  that  the disabled face today
and tomorrow in all aspects of their lives.  Ways in which independence
and social acceptance  can be achieved will also be  examined  in  this
friendly, open environment,  were  all  participants,  able  bodied and
disabled, can feel at ease asking  questions  and  working  together to
propose solutions.

Detailed conference rules will be posted regularly in the conference by
the moderator, but will not differ drastically from most other echomail
conferences.

 > The biggest challenge is attitude. Everybody's.

Can't agree with you more on that point Cindy.

 > If so and so is 'uncomfortable' around someone with a
 > 'difference' and therefor er rejects that person due to
 > their difference:
 > Who has the disability here! Yeah. THEY DO! The 'abled' do.

I see that every day too, I find the abled community has more problems than us
people that have mental and physical challenges.

 > To paraphrase a famous poet, Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
 > ("Solitude")

 > "Laugh and the world laughs with you... weep and you weep
 > alone..." Yeah, alone, even by those who have tried to help
 > you- if you don't stop soon. Bitter cynicism/envy/hate-
 > ultimately alienates even those who would other wise accept
 > us ur 'difference.' Such is the poison one takes waiting for
 > ones foe to die. (I don't know the origin of this last adage
 > but it's a good one! Along with the free thinker's
 > version of the Serenity 'prayer'. :)

Thank you for that... vcool!

 >  ................


 > Wrt your 'spelling wrong' disaffection. Not sure what that
 > means but if you are afright from typoitis relax. Speaking

Nope..  I think we are still on the wrong spelling of the medical problem I
suffer from, I gotta find the proper spelling and definition.


        Gufus

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