tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post8103894576580868552..comments2023-09-21T04:06:12.405-04:00Comments on She Dances On The Sand: The Invisible CrutchRioIririhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358432680088606342noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-25173619457245042152009-11-20T16:50:25.254-05:002009-11-20T16:50:25.254-05:0013. I can use most cosmetics and personal care pro...<em>13. I can use most cosmetics and personal care products without worrying that they will cause a painful or dangerous reaction.<br /><br />14. I can usually go about in public without other people's personal care products causing me painful or dangerous reactions.</em><br /><br />Do people with allergies and chemical sensitivities consider this a disability? My cousin suffered from precisely this condition for several years up until about 2004, and we all had to watch what we put on ourselves if we were going round there or she was coming here (and we did so often as we are quite close). At no point (to my knowledge) did any of us talk of her being disabled or having a disability.<br /><br />However, products aimed at actual disabled people often fail to take into account that some of these people also have allergies or sensitivities. For example, I was reading a blog by a wheelchair user who said that her cushion, which is essential for her to minimise pressure sores, is made of rubber, to which she is allergic. She deals with it by covering the cushion and making sure to touch only those parts which aren't made of rubber, but it seems a curious oversight.Matthew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675719484819810707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-53305393986661431912009-10-12T16:18:42.667-04:002009-10-12T16:18:42.667-04:00I'd also add, "You can ask for assistance...I'd also add, "You can ask for assistance without people thinking you're stupid, incompetent, or just too lazy to do it yourself."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-14599312031121692152009-05-02T15:24:00.000-04:002009-05-02T15:24:00.000-04:00I forgot to comment on it when you first posted it...I forgot to comment on it when you first posted it, but this post is awesome.annahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386975896008644346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-62731842435541812152009-05-01T17:33:00.000-04:002009-05-01T17:33:00.000-04:00One thing I realized recently is that most people,...One thing I realized recently is that most people, if they make a social blunder, can expect that people will understand how they could make a mistake like that and be somewhat sympathetic. As an autistic person, I can't expect that - my social blunders don't make sense to most people.Ettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230821659466586897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-37345790651920705572009-04-29T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-29T10:47:00.000-04:00I'm also really glad to see that you're back. :-)...I'm also really glad to see that you're back. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155509037034082198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-52611557353940044062009-04-24T16:33:00.000-04:002009-04-24T16:33:00.000-04:00This is really excellent, thank you for writing th...This is really excellent, thank you for writing this!<br /><br />@Pat Greene: a lot of it does apply to mental illness; I've been tempted to do a mental illness/psychiatric disability focused list, but this does cover a lot of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-80438490635831554702009-04-24T12:39:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:39:00.000-04:00This is a great post. A lot of this applies to me...This is a great post. A lot of this applies to mental illness (I'm bipolar along with having fibromyalgia).<br /><br />The only I could add would be "I can be angry or upset and not have people attribute my anger to the effect of taking or not taking medication."Pat Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904197278747700037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356827408135871543.post-65603100049678171512009-04-23T22:21:00.000-04:002009-04-23T22:21:00.000-04:00You're back!
Great to see you again, Rio.
And th...You're back!<br /><br />Great to see you again, Rio.<br /><br />And this is a great post. A lot of this stuff applies to my neurological orientation, too.<br /><br />Andee (Meowser)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529062520941210692noreply@blogger.com