I’ve stumbled across an interesting website talking about a few myths regarding blind people. I am not blind and I don’t know any blind people but this website is nonetheless interesting. I enjoy the writer’s frankness and attempt to get across the idea that blind people are just people. I wish this feeling could be cultivated in everyone.
The more people I meet, the more cultures I encounter, the better I understand that we are all just people. We each have our own hopes, dreams, and insecurities. The differences are only in how we express these things. Look inside another human and you’ll find we are not so different.
I also want to say that people with disabilities are not special or super-human. They get angry. They feel sad. They can be ignorant. They have love affairs. People with disabilities are just people. They are not all poster-children training for their next marathon to benefit the plight of all disabled people.
In my mind people with disabilities receive no detractions for being disabled and receive no added bonus for being disabled. I try not to judge someone until I’ve gotten to know them. It can be a hard thing to fight against one’s own prejudices but the effort is worth while.
