Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Lives Worth Loving
I attended the video showing, "Lives Worth Living," here on Slippery Rock campus. I had to attend a cultural event of some kind so I decided to see this video. It was about discrimination against disabled/handicaped people. I did not realize how far back people with disabilities fought for equal rights. The video showed these people protesting against the government because they wanted a legislation signed to simply allow them a way to ride the bus, which is for all public. Another simple thing that they fought for was ramps to lead up to the sidewalks. For me it is odd to think that we never had those for the disabled. It makes me think about all the things I have because someone probably in the past had to fight for it.
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That is strange to think about that people had to fight for that because you see handicap accesible things everywhere. Almost every public building has a wheelchair ramp or something that can help the physically disabled into the building. It really makes you appreciate all the things we can do so easily, while others might have a rough time just getting inide a building.
ReplyDeleteKnow everything that people had to fight for to get where we are today amazes me. I feel that we have come such a long way since then and we will continue to grow. It is now a law that for all business owners, they need to have a ramp or entry way for people with disabilities. It is not their fault that they have a disabilities, so why should we feel the need to discriminate against them? Just like people of other races or sexual orientation. Slippery Rock is a really great campus to try and open the eyes of students to people who differ from themselves!
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