tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post3959513899700948574..comments2023-11-16T18:28:45.786+08:00Comments on Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian: 'A' before 'D': Abilities before Disabilities - applies to Everyone.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-69907936818095841782009-11-30T23:13:48.872+08:002009-11-30T23:13:48.872+08:00Hi Ashley, I don't mind at all. In fact, thank...Hi Ashley, I don't mind at all. In fact, thanks for sharing with others.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-23429737449223153512009-11-30T14:39:54.553+08:002009-11-30T14:39:54.553+08:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I hope that you...Thanks for sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />I hope that you do not mind that I share this with my EdPsych2 classes (http://sites.google.com/site/edpsych2/in-the-media).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-77779172823782546762009-11-25T22:15:05.223+08:002009-11-25T22:15:05.223+08:00Hey le petit prince, thanks for the thoughtful com...Hey le petit prince, thanks for the thoughtful commentary. Ideally employers should put the candidates' abilities before their disabilities. Though reality is that there will be those who are prejudiced. I guess those are the employers whom you'd better not have as an employer.Ivan Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727226573817276108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424038.post-51485435687672885032009-11-25T15:09:58.551+08:002009-11-25T15:09:58.551+08:00My rambling thoughts :)
I agree that it's ...My rambling thoughts :)<br /><br />I agree that it's 'natural' and inevitable that people see the disability first. If I come across someone with no legs on a wheelchair, the first thought that strikes me will be, yes, "Oh, this chap has no legs." (To put it crudely.)<br /><br />I doubt very much though, from my own experience and in the context of my own disability (deafness) and in the case of other deaf people, that "some" of us will "deliberately present their disabilities first". I'm not sure for people with other forms of disabilities, but in my case and I believe, most other deaf people, it's very counter-productive -- something we learn very early on. Especially when it comes to employment prospects. Almost all the time, it kills our chances right there and then. <br /><br />We all have to try to consciously show our abilities, that's true, to be noticed, to get that job, to be promoted and so on. If, having done that, people with disabilities still cannot convince others, many times, it's because 'normal' people cannot see past the disability in the first place. And how exactly can people with disabilities demonstrate their abilities, especially if they are never given the chance to? For some, sure, they're accomplished or talented in an art, a skill or have won awards, but they are the rare exceptions, as is the case for most people. (We're not all award-winning visually-impaired singers.) <br /><br />So to your statement, which I agree with, I'll add this bit more:<br /><br />"So in the end, it’s about how we consciously choose to demonstrate our abilities. And it's equally about how open people are and accepting of others who are different."<br /><br />-- le petit princeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com