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From: Floria.Antin@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Floria Antin)
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Subject: Re:lupus
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Date: 14 Aug 90 13:52:57 GMT
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> Disabilities take many paths. Yours is a birth defect - may I assume
> you are not in chronic pain? you do not have chronic fatigue (which
> will get worse if limitations are not followed)?
> get on with life. My limitations are clear and so are my abilities.
> The funny part is that my pain does not allow me to forget one minute
> that I have disabilities.  I know your post was to someone else but it
I agree, that disabilties take many paths and therefore there is no one
way to provide. What is necessary, needed and wanted by some people with
disabilities is often something that others cannot use.  Transportation
for instance, while regularly scheduled public tansportation that is
accessible  is necessary for many, there are those in the community who 
need paratransit, or door to door service. Even among people with 
disabilkities there are diferent strokes for different folks.
It's time we stopped easuring a person by the paid job he/she has and 
realize that everyone is a complex human being functioning on many 
levels and monetary renumeration dors nit measure one's worth as a 
valuable, caring, human being.

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